8/12/1981 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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4- r1`0N'.'-3)'ERV.kT.1-0N B AED MEETING Mashpee Town Hall August 12,. 1981 Present: a ul in F. DeLoryo Chairperson Dorothy Studley, vice Chairperson Shirley Na,delman Peter Durmer The meeting was called to order promptly at 7:30 P.M. Violation First on the agenda, the Board met with Mr. W. J. Bowman regarding the torn owned land which he stripped on :.ashp e Neck _load. Pauline: Over .a year arro, the Natural Resources Officers was sent down to that area due to a report that trees were being cut down, Asks Mr, Bowman if he had anything to do with that? ?fir. Bowman; No, I had nothing to do with that at all. P . line: Then I received ano-ther ca.11 about the lot being cleared of brush. There were Four complaints in all. I went down and other members of the Board went down, Mr. Bowman: I stand firm on t6e fact that 1 ripped up bushes mt their roots, y intent was that it was a refuge area from other people and other neighbors, Sometimes they would use i a.s a gest station, When l cleared that lot, l took out 08.0v of the l son -ivy and 1 took at least ten ,wheel barrows of ashos, broken beer bottles, whiskey bottles, etc, out of that area. When I started to make some state-.ents to town counsel, he suggested that I go down arid take some pictures. These pictures 'T ere taken on July 28. If you will-look at these pictures, you will see that they have grown back much stronger.- Pauline: The idea is if everybody in the town walked across the street and cut property that did not belting to them .. . Let's say that l lived across the s treet from you and wanted the view and. I went over and cut your trees and shrubs down, how would you feel? You would be ready to sue, wouldn't you? Mr. Bowman: Yes. I agree with you 10QZ, The only thing is that the pror -t-+y i- in no manner at all damaged. Shows the Board pictures taken two years ago and points out the fact that there are no trees there. May I ask questions of the Board Without appearing to be nude or a. smart aleck? faulinei Yes, `. Bowman: First of all, presents a map of the area. Points out where his lot Is. Now, the only place according to my notes that denotes conservation and recreation land is up on Jacaborn Road. Now shows the land in question and where there is a fence. Asks the Board if they are aware of the Fact that the fence is on tow own ed- oroperty, r- l Ine: there .�_s a split-rail 'encwhich should be on t�-:e line o� � ort e- # i