TOWN OF RUTLAND
OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
MINUTES: JUNE 7, 2016
MEETING OPENED: 7:35 PM
Attendance
Board Members Present: Joe Dell’Aquila, Chairman; Scott Landgren; Peter Craine; Shawn Moore; Eric Bigelow; Willard Cannon; Karla Bigelow; Stephanie Bacon; John Breault; Dick Williams; Jake Pettes
Board Members Absent: Nancy Nichols
Guests
NONE
Votes
Motion to close meeting – Motion made by Dick, seconded by Peter; vote unanimous at 8:27 PM.
Discussions
Chairman
Joe asked if there was anyone who wanted to volunteer to be Chairperson. Karla volunteered and everyone agreed; Karla is the new Chairperson.
Open Space Plan
Joe said that Margaret has okayed the use of the money and it is there and has gone through all the checklists, so it is ready should we need it.
Reviewed the 14 points that need to be revised in the current open space plan.
Points 1 & 2 Karla said the Land Conservancy will take care of. Karla also said that Point 3 is almost done, as are Points 4 and 5.
Point 6 is pretty much complete; we just have to check with Fisheries and Wildlife. Point 7 the Land Conservancy will do. Karla will contact Jackie about Point 8. Point 9 is completed. Joe asked if anything was received from the Recreation Department, and Karla said she doesn’t believe anything was received. Point 10 should be updated and Karla said the Land Conservancy could do this as well. Joe suggests talking to Ed Himlin as far as the numbers for SCORP. Points 11, 12 and 13 still need to be done. Point 14 is a map needed. Joe is going to see if he has it. Karla asked if anyone wanted to take on Point 11 (Action Plan), which will have to be updated, including changing it to a 7 year plan.
Dick said that on Page 39 the new water storage tank needs to be added. Section 8, Stormwater Management will be 4.4. Joe said that Gary is going to have to do some work on this. Peter pointed out that stormwater management is in the Action Plan under objective 4.1.
Letters of Review
Dick will get them from the Planning Board and Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Committee.
Map 7 is in the original plan and will have to be updated with any new acquired Open Space since 2010. Stephanie is going to check into it. The map does need the Chapter 61’s also updated. Karla will get information on any Land Conservancy land. The zoning map seems to be the same.
Eric thinks we should follow up with everyone and see if they have done anything. Peter said that we don’t have the authority to oversee anyone else and that he believes that would fall under the Town Administrator’s purview. Peter suggested asking all the Boards what they have done or will be doing. Karla likes that idea and Joe said that we send out the Open Space plan for comments. Karla suggested we have a member get on each Agenda, and we can figure out who will go where the next meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Wamback
Secretary
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