4/8/1998 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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The stairway at the end of Job's fishing road is still a point of controversy with the Conservation agent, and last, he has made an alurVinum boat available to the Shellfish Department since the wooden skiff is lemming badly. . Committee leorts Fresh water Mr. Taylor reported he had an agenda for Tuesday the loth for an upcoming Mashpee wa eby Lake Management ornn-ittee, and described the items. He also stated that he could not attend, and had recommended notices be mailed out under the Town letterhead+ oppone set E a �. Mr. Silver noted that two derelict boats were still in the vicinity of the ockway Bay ramp and should be removed. Mr. Ellis noted that the Shellfish Department has been notified and it is their responsibility to get the owners to remove them. Mash-Pee watershed Committee Mr.- Silver stated that the current meeting of the watershed Committee is going on at the same time as this meeting, but is being taped for later viewing. The subject is Coastal Erosion, with presentations by Dr. Graham Geise, WH 1* Dr. lick Crawford,W NE R4 and Mr. Dorman Hayes of the BSC Group. Triton Way Project- Mrt Hams stated that he had tallied with Mr. Robert Hamilton of Aubrey Consulting, who is working on the project with Mr. Norman Hayes, ESC Group, and that is being sponsored by the New Seabury Erosion Control Committee, a private group planning to use private hinds. Mr. Ellis mentioned there are also two lots on Triton way that are looking at Beach artnoring the coastal bank without doing beach noun'shment. mLaquoit_ ay - In Mr, Fordham's absence, Mr. Hanks reported that things are quiet except for increased shellfisherman activity. He also noted that he had some aef.al photos of the dredged channel and that it appears to still be in good shape. 10 Acres Off Will's Work Road Mr. Silver stated that he attended the meeting of the South gape Advisory onnittee, which had this topic on their agenda, but since there was no i quorum, there was no discussion. Dredgiffig Cornrnittee - 1 is Mr. Taylor stated that there has been no meeting of the Barnstable County Dredge Committee, and that he was not aware of any plans for a meeting. 3. Update on Waterways Improvement Plan and Dredaing Permits Mr. Hanks announced that ACI has taken the existing model,converted the grids to a new format, added tide data and run the new model. The have modified the new system to oUtp ut flushing rates, calibrated the new system versus the old, and are prepared to refine the Mashpee River grid to give us better accuracy before running the scenarios. The effort is taking longer than anticipated, but that does not affect the cost to the Town of Mashpee. Aubrey expects to Provide some preliminary results next week. l r +,