12/7/1978 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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r - MASHPEE CNS ATION COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR LAMING DATE: December 7jp 1978 lashpee Town Ball TIME: 0 .M. The Hearin was called to order by Chairperson DeLory, with the followi.ng members' of the Go=uission present: Charles Buckingham., Wayne Tavares, Jim 106- Clair,, - l.air•, Norr n Dias and Dorothy Studley. . Barbara Sloane was absent. Also i attendance were: Francis H Landy.9 Christe Kondochriste., Helen Iondochriste. Virginia T. andryy Chester Brown, Richard Towne, Anthony Petruzzi, -John Mcg Donald, John Downey, .roan Eastman, Carmine Simone, Robert Courtemanche., Frank-- E. Hicks,, Nancy Blakeman Donald Blake�aa.nv Curtis Toodbury, Barbara Woodbury and Timothy Hannigan. Mrs. -DeLory read aloud the following: "P blicIea ..ng Notice , Acting under the provisions of G. L. Chapter 131s Section 40-and Chapter III, Article III o the Town Conservation Bylaw, a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, December , 1978 at 7:30 PoMe at Mashpee Town Hall., Great Neck Road on the Notice of In tentfiled. by The Tawn of Mashpee to replace material 'inkind', removed in the storm of February 1978 at Barrier Beach, Mashpee,, Mass.-; in accordance with plans on file with the Conservation Commissions Mashpee Torn Hall.11 It was stated that Kevin O'Connell has the pictures of the spit taken after the storm* Mrs* DeLory said that she was waiting for Tim Hennigan to arrive- to _ make his presentation. Mrs. DeLory said that she will take this to a lawyer and have it- steed out. Mir. Blakeman wanted to know if this would be alone before the erid of the ye ar and Mrs. 'DeLory said +yes she will'make a phone call tomorrow morning to Marcel Kistn. Mr. Kondochriste wanted to know how-we came up with the name "Barrier Beach" and Mrs. DeLory said that legally this is the way it was presented on the notice of Intent. Mrs. DeLory showed the locus reap. Mr. Brown noted that one side is in by Cotuit and warted to know if Cotuit is involved in this at all or is it all Mashpee. Cotuit is not involved. In answer* to a question.. firs. DeLory said that it wasn't submitted as dredging. She also added that Mr. H nnigan is not going to be here and Air. Hicks wil1 present whatever he can. Mr. Hicks said that the Town filed a Notice of Intent with DEQE to replace the material in kind on the Barrier Beach, the so� called Spit, and it has filed petition under the Wetlands Protection Act with DEQE and also with our Conservadw tion Commission op all materials to be used wbe compatible � the materials that have washed off Barrier Beach and washed off the soawailed charnel and be" gond the basin, we hope to replace with in kind materials. He further said that the Town has also filed an application with the Fede ai Disaster Assistance Ado- ministration and, between the two of them, we hope we will be funded- to have this work dome. Be also said that the Town feels that there will be no adverse effects on the she fish or finfish � it should be beneficial.. He said that what we want to do is probably ask to have this hearing postponed or continued to a later date, Pending the study that will be made by the DFQE and, based on their reports we would probably be revering our petition. Mrs. DeLory said that representatives -of DEQE were in town today and they ad- vised a postponement because they want an, environmental iVact study on it � it is required. The Town has notified about- eight different conies that do this type