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September 7, 2022 
Meeting Minutes 
Via Zoom 
Commissioners in attendance: Stephen Machcinski, Al Reynolds, Karen Winn, Brian Corbett, Chuck
Kubik 
Town Staff members in attendance: Rachel Kelly 
Not in attendance: Tracy Machcinski, Kim Dimes 
Meeting called to order at 7:02. 
151 Winthrop Shore Drive, Request for Determination of Applicability 
Dave Gordon and Robert Pino attended the meeting to present the application. The project consists of
removing existing decking, trim, and railings, and replacing all with a composite material. The footprint
of the deck will remain the same. During construction any discovered rot will be mitigated. The
foundation is brick pillars, no work will be done on the foundation of the deck. 
The construction dumpster will be located on the side driveway, in the back of the property. No
materials will be stored in the front of the house. The duration of the project will be approximately two
months. The Commission reminded the applicant that there must not be any runoff from the construction
site, the resource area must be protected. 
A motion to issue a negative determination with special conditions was made by Brian Corbett. 
Special Conditions: Construction dumpster must be always covered. 
Motion seconded by Stephen Machcinski. 
All Commissioners voted in favor. 
29 Triton Avenue, Request for Determination of Applicability 
The homeowner, Vander Alves, attended to present the application. 
Project will consist of removing the existing deck and extending the deck to make it larger. New deck
will be approximately 22 feet by 10 feet. All new sonotube concrete footings will be installed. There
will be four footings in total for the deck plus 3 new footings for the stairs. Area under the deck will be 
Karen T. Winn, Chairperson 
Stephen Machcinski 
Brian Corbett 
Tracy Machcinski 
Charles Kubik 
Alexander Reynolds 
Kim Dimes 
Rachel Kelly, Conservation Agent 
TOWN HALL 
WINTHROP, MA 02152-3156 
Telephone (617) 846-1852 
E-mail: conservation@town.winthrop.ma.us 
Web: www.town.winthrop.ma.us

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gravel, and pervious. Construction debris will be put into a dump truck and emptied daily. No debris
kept on site. 
A motion to issue a negative determination, with special conditions was made by Stephen Machcinski.
Special conditions: dump truck should be covered at all times and emptied regularly. 
The motion was seconded by Brian Corbett. 
All Commissioners voted in favor. 
81 Upland Road, Notice of Intent (Continued) 
The Commission reviewed the new updated construction plans with Engineering Alliance. The
Commission determined that the plans should be resent to Coastal Zone Management for an additional
review and feedback. The hearing was continued to the next meeting. 
760 Shirley Street, Enforcement Order (Continued) 
A letter reminding the owner of the Enforcement Order deadline (September 30 th , 2022) should be
resent, certified mail receipt. 
Motion to adjourn was made by Chuck Kubik at 8:49pm. The motion was seconded by Al Reynolds.