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Lee Conservation Commission Meeting - November 19, 2025

Selectboard & Town Boards — Wednesday, November 19, 2025
BodyLee, Massachusetts
SessionSelectboard & Town Boards
DateWednesday, November 19, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the November 19th meeting of the Lee Conservation Commission.

0:06

Please be advised that this meeting has video and audio recording.

0:12

The first on first on the agenda is the minutes of the November 5th, 2025 meeting.

0:19

Did we all have a chance to review the minutes?

0:25

Any edits or

Speaker 2

0:26

discussion?

Speaker 3

0:38

Good.

Unassigned speaker

0:38

All

Speaker 4

0:39

good.

Speaker 3

0:39

All good.

0:41

I think I make a motion that we accept the minutes.

0:50

Anybody want a second?

Unassigned speaker

0:52

Oh

Speaker 3

0:52

second.

Speaker 1

0:53

All in favor?

0:58

We have no new car correspondence review.

1:02

If you look um you just have uh information and data for tonight.

1:10

There's no public comments.

1:13

Next on the agenda is the certificate of compliance for 300 Valenti Farm Road request for certificate of compliance, map 24, lot 38 D's and dog construction of a single family house along with associated site work.

1:35

Yeah, we have map right here.

1:37

And two

Speaker 2

1:40

pictures of the house that are in here are

Speaker 5

1:45

Martha Grayley from Fox Homes, and we did the site work uh that was shown on the plans and Colby and myself and Matt Potton from SK Design Group reviewed this uh last week Thursday uh site and everything looked pretty good and we're told that we could move forward with uh the certificate completion

Unassigned speaker

2:14

who

Speaker 1

2:14

was on site there

Unassigned speaker

2:16

in

Speaker 1

2:17

the

Unassigned speaker

2:18

call.

Speaker 2

2:18

It was

Speaker 1

2:18

just me.

2:20

Um

Unassigned speaker

2:20

okay,

Speaker 5

2:22

myself and that plan,

Speaker 1

2:26

what are your thoughts?

Unassigned speaker

2:28

All

Speaker 2

2:28

of them matched exactly to the plan.

2:36

Obviously, I wasn't here actually here crossed the desk,

Unassigned speaker

2:40

but

Speaker 6

2:40

okay.

2:41

But the the yeah, I'm sure you read the order of conditions and there wasn't anything extraordinary in the pipe.

2:47

You know, we were just concerned about the culvert holding up under the under the construction and that did

Speaker 5

2:55

yeah, everything's good.

2:56

Yeah, um

Unassigned speaker

2:57

there

Speaker 5

2:57

was that if you remember there was the one bin on the upside, we moved that into place and it stayed there the whole time.

3:05

Yeah, that's good.

Speaker 6

3:07

You're lucky like it was planned.

Speaker 1

3:09

Yeah.

Unassigned speaker

3:16

Okay,

Speaker 1

3:17

I make a motion that we approve the certificate of compliance for 300 Valentine Road.

Speaker 7

3:24

I'll second it.

Speaker 1

3:26

All in favor?

Speaker 5

3:27

Aye.

Speaker 1

3:28

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

3:29

Okay,

Speaker 5

3:29

thank you.

3:30

We can take the silk fence down if this one.

Speaker 2

3:33

Oh man, it's out to you guys tomorrow.

Speaker 5

3:35

Okay, super.

3:36

You're gonna that would actually go to Matt, correct?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Engineering And Infrastructure██████████████████████████████30%
Education And Training███████████████████████23%
Personnel Matters███████7%
Historic Preservation████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Lee Conservation Commission Meeting - November 19, 2025

The Lee Conservation Commission met on November 19, 2025, to review routine compliance certificates, discuss continuing education requirements, and plan upcoming meeting dates. The meeting was called to order in the evening and adjourned at approximately 7:24 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The commission unanimously approved the minutes of the November 5, 2025 meeting.
  • Certificate of Compliance for 300 Valenti Farm Road: Approved for a single-family home construction (Map 24, Lot 38, Fox Homes). Site work was reviewed and found to match plans. Silt fence removal was authorized.
  • Certificate of Compliance for 40 Willow Street and 679 Pleasant Street: Approved for canal dredging and repairs. The project involved cleaning and repairs, with photos presented. One member stated a need to recuse themselves due to employment with Onyx, but the motion proceeded and was approved.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Continuing Education: The commission discussed mandatory continuing education requirements. Members expressed interest in various formats, including in-person MACC conferences, Zoom webinars, and lunch-and-learns. Staff will provide the upcoming schedule, and the group considered attending a February 23 conference together. A member's reappointment was noted as contingent on training participation.
  • Upcoming Meeting Schedule: The commission reviewed meeting dates for December (3rd and 17th) and January (7th and 21st). One member will be on medical leave starting January 14, so another member will temporarily take over responsibilities.
  • Other Updates: A brief update was provided on a fill project where concerns about floodplain and silt installation were resolved; the project is nearly complete.

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes of November 5, 2025: Approved.
  • Certificate of Compliance for 300 Valenti Farm Road: Approved.
  • Certificate of Compliance for 40 Willow Street and 679 Pleasant Street: Approved.
  • Continuing Education Plan: The commission agreed to explore training options, with staff to provide schedules. Group attendance at a February conference was considered.
  • Meeting Adjourned: At approximately 7:24 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the November 19th meeting of the Lee Conservation Commission. Please be advised that this meeting has video and audio recording. The first on first on the agenda is the minutes of the November 5th, 2025 meeting. Did we all have a chance to review the minutes? Any edits or discussion? Good. All good. All good. I think I make a motion that we accept the minutes. Anybody want a second? Oh second. All in favor? We have no new car correspondence review. If you look um you just have uh information and data for tonight. There's no public comments. Next on the agenda is the certificate of compliance for 300 Valenti Farm Road request for certificate of compliance, map 24, lot 38 D's and dog construction of a single family house along with associated site work. Yeah, we have map right here. And two pictures of the house that are in here are Martha Grayley from Fox Homes, and we did the site work uh that was shown on the plans and Colby and myself and Matt Potton from SK Design Group reviewed this uh last week Thursday uh site and everything looked pretty good and we're told that we could move forward with uh the certificate completion who was on site there in the call. It was just me. Um okay, myself and that plan, what are your thoughts? All of them matched exactly to the plan. Obviously, I wasn't here actually here crossed the desk, but okay. But the the yeah, I'm sure you read the order of conditions and there wasn't anything extraordinary in the pipe. You know, we were just concerned about the culvert holding up under the under the construction and that did yeah, everything's good. Yeah, um there was that if you remember there was the one bin on the upside, we moved that into place and it stayed there the whole time. Yeah, that's good. You're lucky like it was planned. Yeah. Okay, I make a motion that we approve the certificate of compliance for 300 Valentine Road.

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