Coming before the Mattapoisett Planning Board on December 19 was Christos Kulipoulos of The Preserve at Bay Club, the developer of the Split Rock neighborhood within the Bay Club subdivision. Kulipoulos sought the return of a $125,000 roadway surety being held by the town.
Kulipoulos stated to the board that the roadway work is done, complete, that the contractor has been paid for the roadway and therefore the contract with the town is complete with the exception of two items.
Board member Nathan Ketchel inquired what was incomplete. Kulipoulos responded that manholes needed to be cleaned for an estimated cost of $1,000 each and that removal of erosion controls in the form of silk fences needed to take place. The board agreed that a sum of $25,000 should be held back until the unfinished work is completed. They further agreed to return $100,000 at this time.
Also coming before the board was Andrew Stackpole of Field Engineering, representing the Bay Club in an informal discussion for the construction of 12 duplex units at the site that originally was to have been for the construction of a conference center.
The new plan, which received a Variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals on December 15, calls for the construction of 12 zero-lot-line, residential townhouse homes, each with two bedrooms and a loft space. Stackpole referred to the plan as “cluster housing” with 45 feet of frontage. A formal filing will be submitted at a future date, including all necessary stormwater calculations and system designs.
Dave Andrews of Bay Club Realty also came before the board to request an extension of the completion of roadway work on White Pine Lane. He explained that an anticipated completion in 2022 became impossible due to dropping temperatures. The date was extended until June 30, 2023.
Continued until February 6 is the Site Plan Review for a planned solar array to be located at 156 Acushnet Road. A letter from the firm Outback Engineering noted that state approvals were still pending.
In other matters, the board agreed that Ketchel would represent the board on the newly created Holy Ghost Grounds Use committee.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board is scheduled for Monday, February 6, at 7:00 pm.
Mattapoisett Planning Board
By Marilou Newell