8/24/1989 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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August 2 , 1989 Proposed Regulations Page 7. FER A A MO: But they're a bylaw change, is that correct? CHAIRMAN: o, they' re a regulation, not a bylaw charge. A bylaw charge would go to town meeting. KAY PERRY, Ri erside Road:, Seconset Island: I do agree with the concept of this idea. I don' t think that there's anybody in this room that d.oesn_' t agree we need,-to work to sage our environment but, vary ftankly* in my own particular case, I understand Seconset Island- might s and- i ht be. getting water so that - on. one end of mfr property, I ' m going to be worrying about how I 'm going to pay for my water and at the other end, I 'm going to have to worry about how V a- o ing to have to save - -money-_ or engineers permits. I as a widow and I make ends meet now. I work 40- hours a week. I , very frankly,. don' t know how 1"m going to pay for water on one end and- have my dock rebuilt, if that is nec- essary. ec-essary* I wouldn' t mind payinS a small fee for a license but I f-eel to have to swing $4-8, 000, L won: t be able to do it and I will be -Educed to sell and I really don' t think it's fair. I think we must come up, with- some other al ternat i e , maybe grandfatheringe My dock has been the-it -since 1948, it has been rebuilt, it' s i 4 -ret-icy- good. shape. I do think to tear it down. s ,.sola ..to be more harmful o the en iron a -' .:. a eating it and maybe have to imake -a .._ a a. -s ...n it cep to standards.' but to have to- pay -b .wen-: - ,000 LS ridiculous . i HALP : About----two weeks ago on a Wednesday, there.-.-.-,was-. a .t. n that reviewed this concept =-rth.. E . What I ' ve heard a tot of. eo .. - . va 1-king-.here is a lot about finances and-,s*nvy _ -,._. at, was:.:brought up at that meet ng and .t ,. -:_ .-eop1e that were there can roba ly attest:- 4at---one: the D Q p o p I e' s answer to that Vas-° -that -the people that own property n--AK-e water can afford it and I think iAt.,:s.__a wrong. attitude for DEQE people to hare.-: GOER -- SHERMAN I am the Conservation Agent *aad:. V'-,WVq d= agree with Halpern that that. was:-an unfortunate remark on behalf of �:the Mr. ment of the Commission - . .on who expressed it and it was not: tha � r�t� �econdl , . ou -. rg .� - of you with concerns to attend th ,. l is y hearingon September 14 at , , -pe. o Community College and remind'- .p'evple that that is the last day they ieay sublet -..-written comments . it may be the At our Sum ersea meet inns, I don' t- see see anyone here from l i I T . Summersea, there was a lot of comment from people who are property owners and taxpayers, but they are not voters and theyfelt Lhey had p . been completely left out of the situation which evolved at the Town Meeting when the MPH speed limit on ckway Bay was passed. I wonder whether this isn' t an unfortunate date where those people are con- erned and surel that applies to others who aren' t in the area. I kink summer eo' le should have input into somet ng lute this, I ' m t p p sure they can' t change the date but it is unfortunate. CHAIRMAN: This is one of the reasons we' re trying to have a summer hearingon re ulations . There are many tines we are not able to mate , our public hearings during summer because it has to do with need. P g ITA: This was no waya criticism of this , it was criticism of the September l date when most f the summer people will have gone home .. CHAIRMAN: Many people could split their votes in their residences and the Board of Appeals comment is , if you own property here , you have to