NEWTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION
DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
TIME: 7:30
LOCATION: NEWTON TOWN HALL, 2 TOWN HALL ROAD
Rear of Building
Minutes
Call to Order, Roll Call Vote
Present: Chairman Peter Mears, Vice Chair Nancy Slombo, Sandy Estabrook, Jaclyn Heffner and Trisha McCarthy
Open meeting at 7:31pm
Discussed budget: The Commission has tried to save the town money by doing our own work rather than hiring someone. All members of conservation have done clean up on trails throughout the year in addition to working on Earth Day. The Slombo’s have done mowing on the town property after providing an Insurance Binder to the Selectmen’s office (rather than hiring someone to do it), again saving money for the town. Whenever possible the commission works on property individually or as a team. The commission took turns doing minutes when the secretary was unavailable, until 4/17/14 when the commission hired Trisha to do it. Trisha uses her own computer because the commission’s computer was turned in to the new IT department and it was never replaced.
- Visions/Goals for next year:
- Manure Management Workshop
- Earth Day Workshop
- Storm Water Management Workshop (with the schools)
- Get our Boundaries marked (need to hire a professional) Discussed picking one parcel a year to have surveyed (we need to use Best Management Practices in Forestry our town owned property. Peter has casually spoken to a forester who had questions about the property being marked. We will continue discussing this
- Photo Contest then winner will be on our conservation annual report
Walking trail from Williamine to Georges Way ending at the school
- The files need to be upgraded and office supplies are needed, file folders and hanging files and notebooks to organize documents and reference materials.
Approval of Minutes: Motion to Approve minutes from the 11/06/14 6th, second by Jaclyn all in favor motion passes.
- Other Business: Letter from Jane Brown Sheeran, P.O.Box 142, Ashworth NH, regarding map 10-7-14. Corner of Amesbury Road and Maple (book 2313 page 0737. Contact them get an idea on price. If we can come to an agreement we would consider naming the property after them.
- Chairmen Mears motioned to adjourn at 8:30, second by Jaclyn Heffner all in favor
Minutes transcribed by Trisha McCarthy
(Please note unscheduled matters are limited to a 15-minute discussion)
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