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5 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes <br /> October 6.201 <br /> ARPOINTMENTS& <br /> Andrew McManus—grant Sri rt--John's pond Fish Ladder: <br /> Mashpex's Conservation Agent Andrew McManus was in attendance to discuss <br /> the fish ladder at the John's Pond Conservation Area which lies adjacent to the <br /> John's Pond Town beach. <br /> Due to pond seepage the fish ladder built in the 1990's and its concrete structure <br /> is being undermined,and embmikments on the streamside of the ladder are <br /> eroding. The situation has caused an influx of sent into the Quashnet River, <br /> and as a result will soon destabilize the existing vegetation 4ong the <br /> embankments. It was explained the fish ladder is part of a large and active <br /> herring run, and the structs requires constant monitoring and maintenance. <br /> Mr. McManus requested the Selectmen support a grant application through the <br /> Green h&astrueture for the Coast Resilience Gmt program being offered <br /> through the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to bund the <br /> repaimkonstruction of the John's pond Fish Ladder. The grant deadline is <br /> October 24,2014 and ages a 25%ce trnent from the Town if the grant is <br /> seed. <br /> A quotation in the amount of$5,000 vias received from the engineering firm of <br /> Tighe&Bond to complete the$3 5 01000 grant application on behalf of the"down. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Gottlieb to approve the grant application to <br /> CZM for the repair and construction of the John's Fond Fish Ladder,and <br /> authorize a contract with Tighe& Bond,engineers to complete the grant <br /> application on behaff of the Town of Mashpee, <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman Cahalan . <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 54. <br /> Roll Call vote: <br /> Selectman Taylor,yes Selectman Richardson,yes <br /> Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Cahalane,yes <br /> Selectman Gottlieb,yes opposed,none <br />