CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES OF
OCTOBER 18, 2007
Present: Chris Giordano (Chairperson), Judy Jervis, Michele Tingley, Sheila Johannesen.
Also present: David Phillips-potential eagle scout.
The
meeting opened at
Mr.
Phillips presented to the Commission a draft of his proposed Eagle
project. He hopes to provide the town
with a compass course through part of the town forest. This would entail making a sign, providing a
picnic table at the entrance to the forest, trail markers on the trees or some
other course markers, and “How To…” instructions. He would also like to provided the town with
compasses that can be stored at the town hall.
Judy
made a motion to approve his proposal and Sheila seconded. The motion was unanimous in the affirmative
and the motion carried. Mr. Phillips was
advised to speak with the Forestry Committee and review his plans with
them. Janet will provide contact
information for him. At this point, Mr.
Phillips left the meeting.
The
minutes of September 20 were reviewed.
Judy made a motion to accept the minutes as written and Michele
seconded. The motion carried.
The
easement was discussed. Judy had emailed
Bruce on August 23rd and got a response stating that he would get
back to her soon. She has yet to hear
back from him with the answers to the questions pertaining to the penalty for
finishing the easement before the management plan, the time frame for finishing
both, and suggested wording of certain zoning issues in the easement.
Sheila
asked if the chairmen of the Forestry and Conservation boards had met yet. The only news pertaining to that is that
Forestry was supposed to put it to a vote whether or not that method (chairmen
meeting versus subcommittees) was acceptable to the Forestry committee. Chris has yet to hear whether or not that
vote has taken place.
Sheila
will be doing the Wind Over Wings program the week of Earth Day next
April. She will contact the school to
get an exact date and will look into funding.
She explained that the costs involved and was told that if outside
funding couldn’t be found, the Commission can subsidize the program.
Michele
will be meeting with Mrs. Hart, the elementary school principal, on October 26th
to discuss possible enrichment activities, hopefully using the outdoor
classroom. Possible topics are wildlife
habitats, identifying bugs, and there was a discussion of old trails around the
school that could be used in conjunction with an enrichment program.
Sheila
spoke about a program called “Lost and Found” about search and rescue
dogs.
Michele
is trying to find the names of the children from the logo contest and have this
information on the website. Permission
would have to be obtained from their parents before this is done.
The
recent site walk was discussed. It’s
still unclear where the water is coming from which floods the road. Judy mentioned that upstream should be
examined because the old maps indicate a beaver dam which may be contributing
to the problem. She asked what state
organization should be called to ask.
Chris will call Emily Brunkhurst to get a referral. There was a discussion about the culvert and
the potential issues that would arise from upgrading
Mr.
Johnson from UNH Coop Ext contacted Chris with information regarding another
class being held for less experienced students.
This would be held in the fall of ’08 with applications due in
March. The less experienced students
would have more supervision.
Chris
wrote the letter to PSNH regarding the silt fence removal, oil containment, and
ensuring any disturbed area is stabilized.
This is in regards to the new construction on the power lines, the plans
of which had been presented to the Zoning Board, Selectmen, and Conservation
Commission for review.
The
upcoming ballots were discussed and possibly having a warrant article regarding
alternates for the commission on the ballot.
Paperwork
was sorted and given to Michele for further review. If she finds updated versions of certain
booklets then the old ones will be thrown away.
Most information is obtained online and Chris mentioned that any
necessary books and papers can be purchased if the need arose. Space is limited to store documents at the
town hall.
Correspondence:
- intent to cut form
submitted by Philip Emilio on map and lot #1-50. 40+/- will be cut.
- from senate of NH chair
of Great Bay Estuary Commission. An
invitations to a conference to be held October 19.
- from State of NH Dept.
of Economic Development. Announcing
a grant round for outdoor public recreation. This was forwarded to the Recreation
Committee.
- NHDES: acknowledgment
that the DES received a dredge and fill application for rt. 11A.
- a copy of Chris’ letter
to the selectmen regarding the aforementioned plans submitted by PSNH.
- NHDES: acknowledgment
that the DES received a dredge and fill application for 78B
- from River Management
Society: announcing the 9th
biennial symposium to be held
- an announcement that
Woodard and Curran has a new vice president: John L. Daniels
- an invitation to the
Forest Laws Workshops for Municipal Officials to be held November 1, 2007
in Bristol, NH and November 13, 2007 in New Boston, NH.
- a copy of emails from
Laura Games.
- from NHDES:
acknowledgment that a minmum impact expedited application was received for
property in Cotton Farm, tax map and lot # 3/87.
- a copy of a wetland
standard dredge and fill permit application from Linda Gorton, tax map and
lot # 3/21-16.
- from NHDES: they
received a complaint of a possible violation by Chris Giordano, tax map
and lot #4/213, alleging that wetlands have been filled without a permit
or proper authorization.
Sheila
made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Judy seconded. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned
at
*****Next
Meeting:
THESE MINUTES ARE NOT
PERMANENT RECORD AND ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING, AT WHICH TIME, THE ABOVE MINUTES, AS CORRECTED,
BECOME PERMANENT.
Minutes
are prepared by Janet S.