Conservation Commission
Town Hall – 25 High Road
Meeting Date – June 1, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Present: Chairman Doug Packer, Dan Streeter, Jim Cunningham, John Hartnett, John O’Connell
Excused: Les Jones, Worthen H. Taylor II
Meeting Opened at 9:03 am
Mass Dept of Fish & Game/Anne Gagnon (191 &195 Scotland Road) – An RDA to construct a gravel access road for the purposes of forestry and wildlife management.
Anne Gagnon explained that this property is better known as the Martin Burns property and was previously before the Planning Board for a development. The Fish & Game would like to purchase most of the parcel and the developer would retain 4 acres to develop. There is a need to maintain an existing cart path that is on the “developers” side. The developer has agreed to put in a new cart path that is cleaner and straighter, and would be rarely used by the Fish & Game. However it is within the buffer zone. A forest management plan will be submitted to the Commission annually. Chairman Packer asked that hay bails come around the tip of the road to protect the stream. Mr. Streeter asked about the extra material; the cut material will be moved out of the buffer zone. Chairman
Packer noted that the BVW is accurately delineated for this project, but the Commission is making no ruling on any other resource area. Chairman Packer went to the audience for abutters or residents that had any questions; there were none. Chairman Packer entertained a motion to close the public hearing. Mr. O’Connell made the first motion to accept the project as presented and Mr. Cunningham made the second motion; all in favor.
Meeting adjourned at 9:17 am
Pursuant to the 'Open Meeting Law,' G.L. 39, § 23B, the approval of these minutes by the Commission constitutes a certification of the date, time and place of the meeting, the members present and absent, and the actions taken at the meeting. Any other description of statements made by any person, or the summary of the discussion of any matter, is included for the purpose of context only, and no certification, express or implied, is made by the Commission as to the completeness or accuracy of such statements.
Respectfully Submitted, Susan Noyes
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