7/14/1988 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Conservation commission July 1 , 1988 Page 1. Cummings Dock: fir. and Mrs. Cummings were present and, stated they were there to give any information necessary. Mrs. Ferriday advised the hearing is closed. and the Commission can take no further in format i-on#, Mrs. Ferriday stated three;- commissioners went out .additionally, - to look, at the 7foot. dock. She showed pictures of Mrs. Jacobson and- Ms eh rm an in the water where the end o f, the -float i , proposed* The tide had turned a eouple of hours--and- was showing about- 17 inches. The problem is whether.-there _ is enough area for-.this IIoat -to IIoat. Li sa stated i t - is- go ing- to be -going- up and. down w th the- -t i des. The posts that . are,. going -to -.-be. holding the -dock up and the- floats and posts supporting the dock are going to be taking up shellfish i habitats. 1 a' Coffey stated the ' Commission heard significant testi onr that -this � was_ a shellfish habitat that was going to, be adversely - impacted. Mrs. Ferriday advised a neighbor -was, questioned about a mooring there that could not be -very- far from - the.-northwest- corner of the float. - The Environmental Impact -study- did not- address -any effects that-. wou -d 9 be caused by this structure. Starting with the steps; Lisa. stated it is actually a sloping ramp from the- top of the wall to the. top of the dock. There are no steps - there now. Mrs. Ferriday suggested the project should be denied andL ,the applicant resubmit. Lisa suggested to deny but woad it -to allow them to come in with another proposai. - r. Rosenberg suggested Mr. Cummings might wan-t to talk about it or withdraw without- prejudice and -submit a new plan, He explained this to Mr., Cummings, Lisa stated the he was officially closed at a public hearing. She stated the Commission would have to come up with either yes or no. i Mr..'.-Cummings stated or - it could be--done with. Gond i t i ons and one o f , those could be- to build the dock without the float. Lisa stated this would be entering new information without advising. Mr. Rosenberg stated the Commission can alter the plan and sayY ou - . - can build X but not 1� and he did not - suggest the hearing be kept open but,-%at - the- request- of - the '.app- -icant, -=the 21 day period- can be extended to give the applicant aq chance to make further suggestions to the - Commission which they may. or- may. not -accept, as an alternative to v a denial and starting all over again. It is obvious we are not going to give him this. Mr. Cummings stat-ed, he believes the Commission cannot -expand on this without a new public hearing but can grant a part of its Mr. Rosenberg agreed. Pyr. Cummings stated he could understand the concern for the