2/13/1980 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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_10- MEETING AT THE FALMOUTH CONSERVATION COMMISSION Pauline: First of all, we went..to• the meeting and the attendance was Dorothy Studley, Charles, Barbara, Kenneth and myself. Per chance, Mr. Hande happened to be in thele giving a report. So we asked for copies of his contract and the monies of his budget. Income estimated from 1971 to 1979 -- $28+.597. All figures refer to income and ex- pense up to and including harvest of 1979 crop. Charles: This was on a bog that required a lot of work. Pauline: There are two bogs. Coonamessett was the one. That was in such horrible shape that he started replanting and did the whale thing over. Charles: The monies that are mentioned heze had to be used in order to rehabilitate that area. Pauline: They started in 1971 through 1979. That is eight years. He said that he should realize some crop next year or the next two years. Barbara: He got 1,000 barrels per fifteen acres and it should be 100 barrels per one acre. Charles: He was telling us on the lands that we were talking about there was 1,000 barrels bought and the average would be 1 ,300. Pauline: Right. Also, Ken asked how much a barrel consists of, which is 100 pounds. And if I remember right, Hande told us at our meeting that the Garner-Farley bogs should har- vest about 1,200 barrels. Barbara: The one thing that we have to re-up is that municiple lease. We should ask our attorney about what that municiple lease business is. Pauline: I called our Town Counsel yesterday and talked to his receptionist and told him that March 1 is coming up very quickly. And I hope that he has the title search completed by then. On the sale agreement, the date is set for March 1 at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds at 10:30 a.m. to pass papers. Barbara: Should we appear at that? Pauline: I imagine we all have to sign it. This is a sales agreement. Dorothy: You signed two things there, didn't you? Pauline: No, this is the same thing. Ken: A purchase and sales agreement. Pauline: This is our copy and a copy went back to Wiljoles. Purchase and Sales agreement not the deed. I spoke to Mr. Severance of Wiljoles and told him to submit a proposal which we have to do. Also, Dorothy said that we had to send one out to DEGAS Cranberry Company. (The letter from DEGAS Cranberry Co. which was received in October was read to the Board) Ken: One thing to consider on that bog is growing those organically. You can save $1 ,000 a year. Someone can grow those organically and come out with 4,000 less pounds of berries and still break even. He spent $1,000 a year just on herbicides.