9/8/1988 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Conservation Commission September 8. 1988 Page 4. the marsh. The float is in the eelgrass. Mgrs. Marsters stated it is much better to have it where it is. Mrs. Jacobson stated she was not sure about the size of the float. Mr. Dubin stated the problem with shortening the width of the dock i you would run into the existing piles. Mr. Burns stated they can, come out easily; turn the float, remove a piling and have steps at they end. Mr. Cameron asked, you're saying turn the float so It extends out. further? Mr. ' Burns stated- by- doing that you would not be covering so much underwater. Mrs. Jacobson suggested cutting It to 8' x 20' ; It would he more in. , keeping. The Shellfish. Warden.. stated, he and Lisa looked at the site with.-, rit Doug Cameron. He does not have any, objections to the Moat-. There -,.,,i _qV to a bit o,f eelsrass and the only consideration he and Lisa had was the excessive size of the float. He would- rather sere nothing more than ' wide for t-he purposes of shading the eelgrass. Lengthwise, the pilings there were l ' apart; if you were to put a 20' or ' float on- the - outside- of that., cut down. There are some quahogs on the- inside o, --the eel rass, inshore. The bottom offshore is silty and muddy. The ee-l- grass is important and the smaller the float, the better. Mr . Dubin stated it is bigger than some of the others, allmost. all the rest are .12' . What we were hoping if it shrinks, that it be shrunk in a width d1rection, hoping to go to 12 x 24 or 12 x 22 which he feels would be closer to the norm. Mr. Rosenberg stated we have had very few he would life to see it at ' x * . Mr. Somerville stated, when you have it as chose to the shoreline a that, you don' t want to see it going straight in and out. When he backs out, his prop wash is go-in g to go in and erode the band Mr. Burns stated no., he pulls In frontwards. Mrs. Marsters stated, but you can' t guarantee that. Mir. Dubin asked to continue the hearing for one-half hour to allow. him to call his client to see' which he would prefer. It was agreed to continue to after the last hearing. NX 8. 00 - Melvin Bradshaw All Cape Survey) Continued hearing. Fina Baylog p esen t i rig with the Brad ha r . The Chairman stated the Coins- fission knows how many tives they have been. here and the work the Cca -- ission, Shellfish Warden and they have put into this and unless there is an objection, tonight the Commission will receive all the inforin- tiori and have questions, if any, fro* the Commission, will take statement from the Shellfish Warden, if he has any comments to make and then will close the hearing and make a decision. Mr. Bradshaw stated that is the best for all . The e to the plan was explainedi black numbers will be the new sound i rl ewf- �.-• 1% l n !Q9 *: 1,, -0.• *%.,. .,M cF A# IQRA n A .and 0 J s M