MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of August 31, 2006
Public Hearings
Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 1
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Commissioners present: ~Jack Fitzsimmons, Chairman, Lloyd Allen, Cass Costa, Jeffrey Cross, John Rogers, and Ralph Shaw.
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Staff present:~ Drew McManus, Assistant Agent, and Frances Wise, Board Secretary.
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Jack Fitzsimmons called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m.
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Public Comment:~ None.
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Non-Hearing Agenda
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Old Business:~ None.
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New Business:~
1. RFAA SE 43-2421, 90 Summersea Road (John and Maria Rousou). Drew described the trees that are to be removed and recommended approval. Cass said an abutter has objected to some of this removal, and Steve said all the trees to be removed are on the applicants’ property, so the abutter has no basis for objection. Also, the applicants are providing more mitigation than is required.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve RFAA SE 43-2421.
2. Barnstable County Land Management Grant Program. Drew informed the members that we are seeking funding from this program to purchase a gate for the John’s Pond Conservation Area. The gate is to be installed at the entrance to the sandpits off Grafton Pocknett Road where the old gate was vandalized. Mashpee DPW will contribute $1,450.00 with “in kind” matching funds for installation of the gate. The value of the gate is approximately $5,000.00 with the lockbox. No action is required by Conservation.
3. Seconsett Island Association. Drew met with this group to promote community communication. They brought up an issue regarding the DPW clearing of some Rosa rugosa in the parking area of the causeway, and he alleviated their concerns on that issue.
4. Mashpee Enterprise – weekly Mashpee map segment. Drew said Tom Mayo, the Assistant Town Planner, is coming up with all kinds of great ways to improve Mashpee’s GIS capabilities. One of his ideas is to have a weekly Mashpee map segment in the Mashpee Enterprise, and he has asked the Conservation Commission to come up with different map themes. It will just be a small segment map such as a beach map and walking trails map. He asked the members to pass on to Steve or him any suggestions they may have.
5. Approval of minutes for 8/3/06.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the minutes for 8/3/06.
6. Vice Chairman appointment.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the appointment of Ralph as Vice Chairman.
Hearing Agenda:
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7:00 p.m., Phyllis Blotner, 96 Fells Pond Road (replace beach sand). Ms. Blotner was present. Drew described the project and recommended approval. Jack asked if we have any kind of protocol for this work. Drew said we have no protocol for sand nourishment. The only protocol we have is to make sure the grain size is compatible with what’s already there.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve this RDA.
7:05 p.m., James Coronella, 23 Buccaneer Way (construct a kitchen/living room addition and add a shed roof over grade in back of existing house). Steve said the Board of Health has insufficient information, so the hearing had to be continued.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to September 14th at 7:15 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:10 p.m., Bob Ellsworth, 69 Palmer Road (landscape plan for planting beds above stone walls and along the house, brick patio at the rear and a lawn area at the front of the house). Mr. Ellsworth described the project. Drew recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve this AOC.
7:15 p.m., Jonathan Burtis, Riverside Road Public Access Ramp (continued from 8/17/06).
Jack read letter giving reason for continuance.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to September 14th at 7:10 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:20 p.m., Robert Caggiula, 45 Hooppole Road (continued from 8/17/06). Drew said we have not heard from Natural Heritage, but he and Steve don’t think they will have an issue on the project. However, it was decided to grant a continuance to be safe. Ralph asked if the 30 day moratorium regarding Natural Heritage has been changed. Drew said he doesn’t think it has.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to September 14th at 7:20 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:25 p.m., James DeVincent, 122 Old Brickyard Road (continued from 8/17/06). Drew said the Board of Health has insufficient information, so there will be a continuation.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to September 14th at 7:05 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:30 p.m., Edward Kodinsky, 85 Timberlane Drive (install a 10x12 ft. shed and an irrigation system for the existing lawn). Mr. Kodinsky was present. Drew described the project and recommended approval. Jack asked if the Board of Health is involved with irrigation systems. Drew said they are not. Jack was of the understanding that there has to be a separation between the water supply for drinking water and for an irrigation system.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve this RDA provided that the irrigation system meets the Board of Health’s standards.
7:35 p.m., Marilyn Worth, 38 Spoondrift Way (reseed grassy area, remove two small pines, a sassafras weed tree, a wild cherry weed tree, and trim low hanging branches on sour gum tree).
Mrs. Worth was present. Drew described the project and recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve this RDA.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frances Wise, Board Secretary
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