Duxbury Bay Management Commission
Meeting Minutes – Thursday, October 13, 2005
A meeting of the Duxbury Bay Management Commission was held at the Duxbury Senior Center at 7 pm. In attendance were the following:
Duxbury Bay Management Commission (DBMC): John Carnuccio, Chair, Skip Bennett, Shawn Dahlen, Kathy Ahern Gould, Jack Kent, Ned Lawson, Don Gunster, Jon Nash, Secretary, Julie Waltz and Don Beers, ex Officio. A quorum was reached.
Other Guests:
Alan Hoban, Acting Chairman, Shellfish Advisory Committee
Concerned Citizens: Richard Beers, Peter Evans, John Brawley, Mark Bouthillier, Charles White, Christian Horne
I. TASK FORCE 1: Island Creek Herring Run No news reported.
II. TASK FORCE 2: Aquaculture
PROPOSED: Shawn Dahlen proposed that all in-house grants be approved.
VOTED: Unanimous. 8 in favor. Skip Bennett recused himself.
Review of Applications:
1. Grant Applicant: Claire Bezdek
Richard Beers feels that the area in question is not appropriate as it is too close to existing shellfish beds. Additionally, GPS points and the applicant’s chart do not match.
PROPOSED: John Carnuccio motioned that the application review be postponed until applicant is available to supplement the discussion with GPS coordinates which complement the chart, as well as information about pre-existing shellfish beds.
VOTED: Unanimous. 8 in favor. Skip Bennett recused himself.
2. Grant Applicant: Peter Evans
Proposed grant area is 3 acre parcel.
Discussion ensued if it were better to have grants in one specific area versus having them scattered throughout the Bay area (for example, Bezdek). John Carnuccio reiterated that one of the goals of Task Force 2: Aquaculture is to help create a suggested management plan for this growth.
Ned Lawson reiterated concern that a concentration of grants close to the basin area is undesirable.
Evans, continued.
PROPOSED: John Carnuccio: That the Bay Commission believes there are no esthetic, ecological or conflict of use issues immediately at hand. However, the DBMC needs to express a general concern about the long-term effect of the grants in particular areas. This comment applies to ALL grant applications in the vicinity of several other grants.
VOTED: Unanimous. 8 in favor. Skip Bennett recused himself.
3. Grant Applicant: Charlie White
John Carnuccio: Move to make the same point as Evans. As with other concentrated grant areas, this needs further study.
PROPOSED: John Carnuccio: That the Bay Commission believes there are no esthetic, ecological or conflict of use issues immediately at hand. However, the DBMC needs to express a general concern about the long-term effect of the grants in particular areas. This comment applies to ALL grant applications in the vicinity of several other grants.
VOTED: Unanimous. 8 in favor. Skip Bennett recused himself.
4. Grant Applicant: Mark Bouthillier
PROPOSED: John Carnuccio: That the Bay Commission believes there are no esthetic, ecological or conflict of use issues immediately at hand. However, the DBMC needs to express a general concern about the long-term effect of the grants in particular areas. This comment applies to ALL grant applications in the vicinity of several other grants.
VOTED: Unanimous. 8 in favor. Skip Bennett recused himself.
III. Moorings
John Carnuccio: As there was a purge of 200 people from the waiting list, this might be an excellent time to create a new task force focused on this subject.
PROPOSED: The creation of a new task force (labeled “Task Force 3: Moorings” by secretary.)
VOTED: Unanimous. 8 in favor, with Skip Bennett and Jack Kent as the participating DBMC members.
IV. Other Business:
1. The Duxbury Bay Management Commission hopes to present the Duxbury Bay Management Study Committee’s “Draft Duxbury Bay Management Plan” to the BOS at their regular meeting on Monday, October 24th. Jon Nash will handle scheduling efforts.
2. Copies of the draft plan will be made available to the public via Town Hall & Library.
3. The BOS will receive (3) copies, and the Conservation Officer will receive (1) copy.
4. Minutes from the previous meeting will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jon Nash
Secretary
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
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