The Conservation Commission met on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Town Office Building with Chairman Ken Grossman, Vice-Chairman Brian Faughnan, Secretary Janet Howe, Geoff Lizotte, and alternate John Bowman present. John was asked to act as a voting member for this meeting.
Minutes of Dec. 13 meeting were approved as submitted.
Correspondence:
Dec. 7 faxed copy of corrected wetlands application submitted on behalf of Mary Howe (Map7:8) by Peter Schauer to D.E.S. No action required.
Dec. 4 copy of notice of complete dredge/fill application from Mary Howe. No action required.
Dec. 18 letter from D.E.S. acknowledging receipt of our report on Mary Howe application.
Dec. 20 letter to WCC from Edith L. Pacillo (Map 11:3) with copy of an application for reclaiming a gravel pit on her property and project information (photos, reclamation plan) from Eckman Engineering. No action required by WCC.
Received the Standard Dredge and Fill application from the NH DOT dating back to July and Aug. of ’07. Work has been completed on a culvert on Rte. 4A. Paperwork was submitted to the town on Dec. 18.
Notice from town administrator that the report for the Town Report is due Jan. 18. Ken will write and submit it.
Reports: No Selectman present. John Bowman will attend the next (Feb. 4) Plannning Board meeting.
Old Business:
The final draft of the Dredge and Fill application procedures was revised. Motion was made and seconded and passed unanimously to adopt the procedures as amended. They will be submitted to the Town Clerk and Selectmen and placed in the file with applications so that they are readily available.
New Business:
A public forum will be held on Thurs., Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. in the library (pending permission for use of building) to present the work done so far on the Conservation Plan. Ken will introduce the forum, explaining what the CP is and why towns have one. Geoff will outline the elements of the CP. Brian will display his maps. We will ask for input from those present as we continue work on this project. Janet will put an ad in the Shopper. She and John will provide light refreshments. Janet will check with the library for permission to use the space that night.
We will not mail a Newsletter but instead will use the Town Report as a way to update the townspeople on our activities. We could also create a hand-out for Town Meeting.
It was decided we should have a planning meeting prior to the 14th. See below.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Howe, Secretary
NEXT MEETING – THURS. JAN. 31 – 7 p.m. in the Town Office Building
PUBLIC FORUM on CONSERVATION PLAN – FEB. 14 @ 7 p.m.
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