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Hanks asked if they were going to create any kind of a born. Mr.Ellis said they couldn't. It was not in <br /> their permit to do that. <br /> Mr.Ellis said he has been talking with Mr. heninan and Ms. Boretos and he wants to try to get a <br /> confirmed disposal site or at least have them consider a confirmed disposal site of the three-acre hollow in <br /> the Mashpee liver woodlands, Mr. Sherman still says it will need to be presented. Mr.Ellis told hire that <br /> it is hard to present and hire people to do this work when we have no idea if they are even going to consider <br /> giving us the land, Mr. Sherman said that we could hire an engineer by the hour to look at some things to <br /> mare a presentation. Mr. Sherman wants the presentation made by a professional. Mr. Hanks stated that <br /> we are not going to make a professional engineered presentation to him at the outset. Mr.Ellis said he did <br /> not think we could sell Ns to the Conservation Cornission ourselves. Mr. Hanks said we have the <br /> paperwork halfway done to make the presentation. After we make that presentation,he would consider <br /> hiring an engineer. Mr.Ellis suggested that we ask the selectmen to spend up to$500 to hire a <br /> professional to help us with our presentation to the Board. <br /> Mr.Ellis said everything else is quiet. He has two buoys off station. Gine of these days we are going <br /> to have to go out and put them back on station. He is putting a new seal on the lower unit on the 75 <br /> horsepower Honda. It had a little water in it. Other than that,they are still manning great. He said they <br /> are looking to purchase a new 70 horse. Funds are already put aside. Mr.Ellis said there are a few little <br /> glitches of people saying they didn't get their mooring bills. The mooring gaiting list is in place. Right <br /> now he is not getting more than four or five requests a week. He believes by the end of March or beginning <br /> of April, it will be more like 25 or 30 a week. Mar'.Hanks asked if he knew roughly how many were on the <br /> list now. Mr. Ellis thought maybe a dozen but there is still some interest corning Mi . <br /> Mr. Taylor asked if the goat was still in the Ockway Bay parking lot. Mr.Ellis stated he was going to <br /> hire a flatbed truck and deliver it to the Tribal Council. <br /> Mr.Ellis said he spoke with.lack Shepard of the Public Access Board. He will be sending a letter to <br /> the Selectmen. He(.lack Shepard)has no problem with the Town expanding the public access point at the <br /> end of wading place Road from three or four parking spaces to eight or ten. They are also willing to help <br /> us with the expansion of the Great liver Boat Ramp for another eight or ten parking spaces for tilers. <br /> 2. Shellfish Constable lie ort—Mr. York <br /> Mr. York reported that the water has been very warn this year. Waquoit Bay measured 451 in January. <br /> For that reason we have had hardly any ice. There is Very little activity on the shellfish side. Mr. York <br /> stated that it looks like we are going another State grant for about a minion shellfish seed, we've been <br /> getting about 10}000 a year in State support for seeding programs. Mar. York also stated that people have <br /> been asking him when the Mashpee River will be open for sheUfishing. The last sampling in late <br /> December still showed some high bacteria counts. He reported the Mate would be sampling again next <br /> week. He explained that during these wan n winters, it just doesn't get cold enough to kill off the bacteria. <br /> Mr. York said that typically we can't open that place up until April, we need a period of low counts to let <br /> the shellfish clean themselves out. <br /> 3. Connmittee..Reports <br /> Fresh water—Mr.Taylor <br /> Mr. Taylor reported they olid have a meeting on the fourth Thursday of the month. Steve Cadrin and. <br /> Mr. Taylor were the o y two regular members that were there. George Bingham is the alternate and he <br /> was participating as a voting member. Mr.Taylor stated that they are going to recommend to the <br /> Selectmen that George Bingham come on as a rcgidaar conu-nittee member. Mr.Taylor said they don't <br /> really know what the present status is on the lake level. As far as they can.see, it is in the hands of the <br /> Conservation group. He stated they did discuss the committee goals and objectives for the coining year. <br /> They are going to try and go over the regulations and everything for the use of the Lake at the next <br /> 2 <br />