CONSERVATION COMMISSION

MINUTES OF August 6, 2009

Present: Judy Jervis, Sheila Johannesen, Walter Baird, and Janet Denison-CC clerk

The meeting opened at 7:30 and was televised.

1. Minutes:

Sheila moved and Judy seconded a motion to accept the June 4, 2009 minutes as written. The motion passed.

Sheila moved and Judy seconded a motion to accept the non-public June 4, 2009 minutes as amended. The motion passed.

2. New Member:

Walter Baird’s application to be a member of the Conservation Commission was approved by the Selectmen.

3. CC Handbook:

Judy has the 2004 edition of the NH Handbook for Conservation Commissions. Copies of this, or if there are more recent editions, should be ordered for all members of the board, plus extras for use at the town hall.

4. Wetlands complaint:

Judy has filed the complaint regarding property in Cotton Farm, but has not heard anything further on the matter.

5. Grant:

The RPC grant application had been faxed; however, Judy received a phone call that the application needs to be resubmitted. The grant will hopefully be used for corridor mapping to assist in land purchase evaluations.

5. Easement:

The latest draft of the easement needs to be reviewed. Curt Springer has been working on the language for the boundaries. The Board agreed that referencing map and lot numbers would be helpful.

6. Correspondence:

• From DES: a reminder about the necessity to inspect once a year a parcel of land on Gerry Drive. The Board will decide when to make the trip at the next meeting.
• Estuary Conference to be held October 16.
• “The Source”-summer ’09 edition
• “SPACE”-summer ’09 edition
• Conservation Commission budget sheet
• NH Watershed conference to be held November 20-21 in Concord
• LGC Municipal Volunteer award nominee worksheet
• The bill from S.E.C. was paid.
• a US geological survey—Danville is not included
• the most recent copy of the Zoning Ordinance

7. Other business:

Laura has filled out an application to attend a class on wildlife mapping.

CTAP has funds to develop an open space task force. This is part of the I93 improvement project. Volunteers are needed to be on the committee. This request for volunteers can be posted on the website, bulletin board, and added to the Selectmen’s announcements.

The next meeting date will be September 3^rd.

Sheila suggested that the Conservation Commission adopt an email procedure similar to the Heritage Commission.

At 8:25pm Judy moved and Walter seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Minutes are prepared by Janet S. Denison, clerk

*****Next Meeting: September 3, 2009****