HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence RE culvert 8.18.2020
Grant, Kelly
From:George Slama <george.slama0@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:09 AM
To:Grant, Kelly
Cc:Bob Kelley
Subject:Re: September 3, 2020 Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda Item – HSOY
Collapsed Culvert Project
Hi Kelly,
Thanks for the feedback.
We clearly have more homework to do on this project before we come before the Commission. So we will not
be attending the meeting on 03 Sep 20.
Stay Safe-
George
On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 2:52 PM Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> wrote:
Hi George
My apologies, I didn’t see your earlier email. I can add you to the September 3 agenda to informally discuss this project
with the commission, however, I have
spoken with the Chairman about this and ultimately you will need to file a Notice of Intent for the replacement of the
culvert with an engineered and surveyed plan. It is important that the replacement culvert be designed correctly to
allow for water movement
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between the two wetlands.
Thanks
Kelly Grant
Conservation Administrator
Town of Yarmouth
508-398-2231 Ext 1288
kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us
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From: George Slama \[mailto:george.slama0@gmail.com\]
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:29 AM
To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us>
Cc: Bob Kelley <bk.bassriver@gmail.com>
Subject: September 3, 2020 Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda Item – HSOY Collapsed Culvert Project
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Hello Kelly,
We hope that this finds you and yours well during these trying times.
Bob and I would like to attend the September 3rd Conservation Commission Meeting in order to
present the above HSOY project to the Conservation Commission and seek guidance on how best to
proceed
with the permitting process for this project.
Thanks for your consideration.
Bob Kelley, HSOY President
George Slama, HSOY Trustee
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Briefing Material
The facts, as know, have been gleaned from Bob Kelley’s knowledge of the land owned by HSOY and
from discussions with Horsely Witten and Coastal Engineering who have
submitted engineering proposals to the Society:
At some point in the non-recent past, a ditch was dug by hand on the grounds of the Historical Society
of Old Yarmouth to accommodate a swamp located
behind the Bangs Hallet House. The small ditch acts as a runoff in case there is a heavy rain from this
swamp. The runoff travels the length of the ditch and empties into an existing swamp below Old Kings
Highway and ultimately out to Short Wharf Creek.
The ditch is not spring fed and there is no running water in the ditch. Any standing water in the ditch
from time to time is due to the accumulation
of the natural debris over the years which may obstruct the standing water from running out. In dry
times there is no water at all. This ditch does not appear on any G.I.S. map (See Attachment).
In order to drive to some of our buildings, The Gatehouse, The Kelley Chapel and Blacksmith shop and
to the two-miles of trails on our fifty-acre grounds,
one has to drive over a driveway which is supported by an old dry stack culvert. The spot where this
overpass sits is just behind the Yarmouthport Post Office.
Recently, the driveway over the ditch has begun to sink along one edge. The existing condition has
compromised the structural stability of the driveway
causing us concern for vehicles crossing over the ditch.
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In case of a fire, this driveway must accommodate a fire truck. The Captain Inspector Kevin Huck has
seen the site. He believes if the driveway is
in jeopardy of not allowing a fire truck to pass, they could accommodate a fire at the Kelley Chapel or
Blacksmith shop from The Old Yarmouth Inn side of the property.
HSOY seeks to replace this underperforming structure with one that properly supports the driveway,
meets all regulations concerning the wetlands on
both sides of the ditch, while maintaining the historical character of the existing field stone culvert to
the extent practical.
HSOY seeks advise from the Conservation Commission on how best to proceed.
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