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MAS HPEE WATERWAYS COMMISSION <br /> MINUTES APRIL lo 1996 <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Jim Hanks Ben Gordon, Don Lund, William <br /> Rowland, Herb Silver, Fred Fordham, Llan. Home er <br /> Also present: Ferny Ellis , Harbormaster <br /> Rick York, Shellfish Constable <br /> CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7 : 00 <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: None t <br /> ' of March 1996 were accepted as presented. <br /> MINUTES: Minutes � <br /> OLD BUSINESS <br /> Harbor � <br /> Harbormaster ter Re�- ort; Mr. Ellis reported the Eastern was <br /> la <br /> unched and _is running fine, Mr. Ellis circulated pictures <br /> of sand bars .in the Little River channel and Poppone s se t Ray <br /> Channelsand he and Mr. Hanks reset the channel markers to <br /> improve nasir. ation. Mr. Ellis anticipates problems this summer <br /> in some areas <br /> where the water depth is three feet at low tide. <br /> Mr. �r <br /> Ellis hoes dred in next year will correct the man shoal ink <br /> areas. The ro nosis for Popponesset is worse; erosion and <br /> depos ' tion are at work. Mr. Ellis attended the acadeiny and <br /> refreshed his knowledge of regulations <br /> Shellfish._ - <br /> constable Report:* Mr. York reported the trays of <br /> , <br /> Shellfish seed will be moved to shallower water and -planted <br /> soon,, � <br /> The Mash.. ee River tested clean on the last two tests, <br /> and the i a.sion of Marine Fisheries w.i1l open Mashpee River <br /> for shellfishing for two weeks . Mrs Ellis theorized that the <br /> low counts are due to idle septic s stems during the winter f <br /> Mr. York � � <br /> acquired a copy of the Supreme court decision which <br /> states that Mashee owns 10 ,o 0 o acres in the Sound; he will <br /> � <br /> who wants it* Mr. York received inquiries <br /> make a copy for anyone <br /> from non-residents <br /> interested in aqua farming . Mr. York is <br /> seeking sites for aqua farming , and he asked the corkmAssion <br /> for su4 es tions w Dr. Gordon suq�i ested accoftiodat ing water users <br /> and not placinq floats on the surface. Mr. York stated that <br /> Marine Fisheries will not waive the marker re u i rement. Mr. <br /> Ellis suy cue sted a site in Jehu Pond, and Mr. Hanks noted there <br /> F s eel grass there. Mr. Hanks suggested continuing this <br /> discussion at the next irteetincj. <br /> -1 <br />