9/3/1987 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Mash pee Conservation Commisslori Meeting of September 3 , 1987 Pae 3. should be discussed with Town Counsel . . Orlow stated whether a License or an easement , if this has been runnins that way for a very long time and no one has said or done anything about i t, is that not essentially the ingredient necessary. FIs Behrman stated this is not the proper forum to venture an an- swer . She thanked for Orl ow for coming. Mrs . Jacobson advised of severe erosion on the beach at Johns Pond Park. John stated he notified all parties concerned that in the Determination of Applicability permission was Siven for a berm and drywell . This has not been done and it is suggested this be accomp- lished immediately. Andrea Lahauser of BSC, representinS Ban Hostetter and Cape Harbor Realty, came before the commission for a brief overview pre- sentation . She advised last night was the first meeting with the Planning Board for the definitive subdivision, "water' s a" , on Sa to i t Pond. She stated because it is an opera space cluster subdiv- ision uf diision in the towns of Barnstable and Mashpee, she felt the Planning Board would like the Commission' s environmental input. The Commission was invited to visit the site consisting of 55. 8 acres total , 55. 1 in the town of l ashpee. There is 2 , 450 feet of frontage along Santu i t Pond on the southeast side across the street from Loells Pond . There8, two cranberry bogs amounting to 15. 8 aures which are not part of the subdivision although they are owners in common between them. There is one acre of shrub swamps. The connection between the open ditch, pond and cranberry boS is a concrete pipe runninS beneath. An Order of Conditions from the Barnstable Conservation Commission has been rec- eived to put a bridge culvert across the ditch which is a replacement of a cranberry bog ditch which is unable to hold the traffic. All roadways and secondary access are along existing bog roads or existing travelled ways. The secondary access goes along the side o the bog down into the subdivision and is strictly for emergency and fire use and is an exIsting 10 foot dirt way. There is no reason to improve i t other than putting in hardening and levelling. 1 t will not be open to the general public. All roadways and buildings are as far out of the Commission' s jurisdiction as possible. The closest build- ing to the cranberry bog Is 155 ft. , to the pond front is 168 ft. The closest buildina to wetland is 105 ft. There may be some intrusion into the 100 ft. buffer on the back side, the limit of work of a building and potentially, a beach frontage alonS the Santuit River be- tween two swamp areas. There is an existing travelled way down there and they may request a beach area with only removal of vegetation and no docks.