NORTH STONINGTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
October 27, 2016 @ 6:00 pm
Minutes
Mission: For the development, conservation, supervision, and regulation of natural and historic
resources, including water resources, within its territorial limits. (adopted September 2007)
Call to order: 6:02 p.m.
Roll Call:
Present: Bill Ricker, Arnie Vlieks, Doug Farrand, Steve Colgan, Mike Charnetski
Regrets: Tony Rose
Citizen Comments: None
Review of September minutes: Accepted as written
Ongoing Business:
• Stewart Hill Preserve Trail – Connectivity to Narragansett Trail has been GPS’ed and sent to
back to the state with signage approved in September.
Article was in The Day
• No response from chairman of Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA). Letters sent
February, June and again on September 1 . Chair’s promised response never received.
o Shawn Murphy will call to WPCA to discuss.
• No response from Mashantuckets Natural Resources Dept in 3 yrs.
• Still waiting for folders on parcels #8101 and 1857. An additional folder for Firefly Farm LLC
still in process.
• Notable Tree progress. See print out from Arnie.
o Schedule next work day.
o Bill measured tree (white birch has been cut down)
o Bill and Arnie to continue the work
• Chester Maine Bridle Trail progress: On hold till BOS reviews all deeds.
New Business:
• Calendar sold 58 to date, 5 freebees to EDC. 87 to go. Making good progress!
• Letter & map from Dick Cooper (Hewitt Farm Committee) regarding naming of tributary
along Chester Maine Rd. Chestermain Creek was agreed to – north and south for the two
branches
• Request from Hilaire Cody to speak on his behalf @ P&Z meeting on gift to NSCLA
November 3. The commission agreed to support the application. Bill will attend the
meeting.
• Potential alternate member. We will wait a month before we reach out. No one could
recall his name but he works for Jonathan Edwards Winery.
• Steve will be out of Town for the next meeting – someone else will need to take notes.
Correspondence:
• Jen Raggon has asked if we would co-sponsor a meeting at Wheeler HS (March?) on climate
change and how to minimize it. Jen did not come to the meeting. Should we co-sponsor?
(Currently we don’t know the ask – so Bill to follow-up)
Adjournment: 7:19 p.m.
Next meeting: November 17 @ 6:00pm. 3rd Thursday due to Thanksgiving
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