2/16/1978 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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• Monday night at which time she asked Mr. Buckingham to attend - he did so, only to have thea postpone it for two weeks so that Rory could have an attor- ney present. This -hearing is only for his suspension by the Selectmen for the dog shooting incident -- It has nothing to do with the way he has per- formed as Conservation Officer. She added that she would like' have some- one appear and Mr. Buckingham has said he will appear. She aided that if anyone else wants to go, they can. Mrs. Studley continued by say*ng that the Personnel Board is only tak- ing up the question of whether 'or not he should have been suspended for the dog shooting, aiding that the Conservation Commission is still his direct supervisor. She said that the Commission has never been informed that the Board of Selectmen took over the job of supervising him, Mrs. Sloane said that she had gotten Marcel Kistin and the Houstons to- gether. o-geth . She said that her other assignment was the Mendelson matter, men- tioning ere-ti ning that at first Harold Collins couldn't het in because of the snow and then it snowed again and apparently Collins has had trouble with him before. If it doesn't snow again, perhaps it can be taken of. Mr. Buckingham said he asked Harold Collins to discuss with the Plan- nIng Board the advisability and probability of going along with the Board of Health in 'asking for' a Town warrant Article in asking; for a well field for water system for the Tarn of Mashpee 'n the Whitcomb damp. Mrs. Studley said that that's the Torn Forest and you can't do anything up there. She asked if Mr. Buckingham would make the article out and he said that he hasn't heard from Collins yet. The initial feedback From the Planning Board was that they would consider it. Mrs. Sloane mentioned that it was too late for an article to be submitted. Mrs. Studley asked how you can take a conservation area and put a water field them. Mr. .Buckinghan, said that it is Town Forest and can be used for any town business - thea we can look f'or money f or a survey of it, adding that in the first place this is probably the only area within the town that we can use as a well field because the- anticipation of public water supply being supplied to South Ma hpee comes from high wood water . Mrs. Stud.ley asked why heeras not seeking a well field out here at Moody's, which is one of the highest water -- least populated areas. Mr. Buckingham said that you must own a circle of 400t - probably don't awn that much in that area. Mrs. Studley asked if he had been to the assessors on this and he said that he will, but he granted to get the n1anning Board in on it. Mrs. Studley mentioned that well #23 is over by Moody's. Mrs. DeLory said that a few years back, they were going to use this for the well field for the whole town, that they vivre going; to buy it from Eleanor Harding - some-one else said "no". The. drmi-na ;e from the dumoage of shells and what have you is buried up beyond there, adding that there may be technical questions before you went in. 1 rs. Studley said that the state explored put-- ting a well field on lana owned by Mrs. Harding - in the vicinity of Moody' Pond - abutting the Sandwich line and Otis base. Mr. Buckingham said that, according to the USGS., it is a good possibility and, 'according to Philip Holmes, the possible effect of drainage from the Otis runways is nil. It's a drain point -- the area from the South Cape Beach up t Pine Tree can be supplied by high wood water. He added that he is just talk- ing about physical capabilities. If we do have to use a water system, the area we would have to use it in would be the John's Pond, perimeter over toward 130 and through that general area. if your well field is up them, you 'have less distance for piping.