06/14/1990 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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t MASHPEE C N E VATI ON COMM ISSI ON I Meeting June 14 , 1990 Commissioners Present: V, Louise Behrman, Chairman Pro Tem, Duncan York, Harry Desrosiers, Richard Halpern, Patrick Coffey. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. MARGARET & LEONARD PECK: Mr. Sherman gave the background : Mrs. Peck had called concerning placing a gazebo on the prop brty. While on the site,, he noticed some oaks and brush had been cut on the coastal bank a-nd advised this would reed to be addressed. Mrs. Peck has submitted her solution. Mrs. Peck advised they have a jungle situation there, Nothing was uprooted, only cut down and removed from the property. Mr. Sherman agreed to absolve the Notice of Intent in lieu of a plan. The plan wa-s reviewed. Mr. Sherman advised he approved of the species selected and spacing proposed. He would like to lock at the site once more before approving the plan. He asked if th ! Commission felt the plan was adequate. Mrs, Peck asked, i n a situEtior like theirs, wh .re things are soon overgrown, if they were forbidden from continuing to cut things down' Ms Behrman suggested she should call the agent before any work in the resource area and perhaps file an RDA. Mrs. Peck asked if that included simple pruning and was told it does. VOTE: Motion made and seccnded to accept the plan as presented, subject to the agent's ori-site inspection. CONTINENTAL ABLEVISI : Frank Lahey, District Project Coordinator, cane before the commission re the need to trench in the Pond Circle area. There was discussion of the disturbance created in that area by Colonial Gas which was under a Notice of Intent. Continental will be mooring their trench to the other side and the disturbance will be less. The filing of an RDA was discussed and the tiring of same. It was noted their wcrk crews will be leaving the area, in two weeks. Ms Behrman was concerned with setting a precedent. Mr. Coffey suggested on-site supervision to e p d i to th - matter or a performance bond/letter of credit. He felt h ' could gc with ars RDA and a negative finding. Mr. Lahey stated he would have the area restored and ready for Hydroseed the next day. Ms. Behrman stated she was uneasy with cork s i stency and the setting of precedent or other prciects, Mr, Lahey stated they kr ow what is ccming up and what to do; with this ore it would be holding up so many people. They have a problem with their contractors pullinc out. Ms Behrman stated th - Commission is c rcer red with thy{ Wetland Protection Act.