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.r <br /> Board of Assessors Meeting Page <br /> National wildlife Ref urge Agenc s open Meeting continued <br /> Vice chairman DeLory initiated lengthy discussion regarding <br /> the drainage of water from Waquoit Baty to cotuit. He expressed <br /> opinion there is too much water the drainage leaves the <br /> sludge problem in areas where there used to be an abundance of <br /> varieties of fish . David Bailey pointed out that I pl.ementati.on <br /> of Title v should correct this problem. Mr . DeLory disagreed, <br /> again stating there is simply too much water which washes away <br /> much of the nutrients ! ! Mr, Bailey stated that this Wildlife <br /> Agency will not undo anything that is already done; however, it <br /> will stop the situation from getting worse. <br /> Leslie Greig informed that the Merchant Marine and Fisheries <br /> I committee is going to be combined under another environmental <br /> program, and the chairman of this program and congressman Studds <br /> get alany well ! ! All agreed this will be a plus . Lengthy <br /> discussion followed.. Chairman Porter expressed opinion that it <br /> is very sobering what this Wildlife Refuge Agency is <br /> accomplishing throughout the world, although it will take many <br /> years for wafter poll. ion to be overcome completely. <br /> David Badley informed that it is amazing how this horrendous <br /> situation has been turned around , once the source of pollution <br /> was stopped, in many areas of vermmont the 12 years he resided <br /> there, He has seen many r;iv6rs in Vermont transformed from cess <br /> pools with the advent of the clean grater act and implementation <br /> of sewage treatment plants . Lengthy discussion followed <br /> concerning many well known rivers in Vermont, New Hampshire, and <br /> Massachusetts that have been cleaned up once the now illegal <br /> practices of the textile mills and other industries have been <br /> stopped. <br /> NEW BUSINESS: <br /> Assessing Process for Subdivision Lots <br /> Vice Chairman DeLory questioned if there is cu 'r•ently <br /> phasing in the sing process in iashpee. He informed that <br /> when he first became elected as an Possessor quite a few years <br /> ago, he and another Board Member wound inspect subdivisions C►nd <br /> assess the lots at whatever they were then selling for . They <br /> were then confronted by owners of various subdivisions . At that <br /> time , there was a petition to the state by ten voters in the 'down <br /> of Sandwich . The State ' s opinion on the matter was that the lots <br /> owned by developers must be assessed the same as homeowner ` lots - <br /> there should be no differentiation . <br />