8/6/1998 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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6 August 1998 Page 2. the program, his recommendation at this time is that it be somewhat staggered and also that flexibility be considered in the number of species that have to go in with the amount of vegetation that is recovering itself. The Chair asked if he was stating that they want to reduce the size of the � program and phase it in for financial reasons? I Mr. Schall stated no. The Chair stated that is what he is hearing Mr. Werfick saying. Mr. Schell stated it is cantly, without a doubt. The Chaiir skated it is a most grievous incident, as he is well aware. Mx. Schell stated he is aware of that. He stated the recovery they are seeing is more than he anticipated, at this time. He did not want to see his client spend the money, put it into this program and then have the vegetation dost. That does not mean that he is not going to spend the money that will probably be spent in other ways. He had offered one suggestion. Mr. Johansen stated he did not see how a person could do something like this without knowing that they are in violation. Mr. Schell stated that maybe true, but it happens. Mr. Sherman addressed comments to Mr. Werrick. In terms of the work that he got carried away, that is a grass understatement. It was very much a travesty in terms of what he * ed out. If Mr. Warrick is talking with him he should be made aware that he has refused to pay a fine and there is a criminal complaint lodged against him now so that if picked up for a parking ticket, he will have a criminal complaint lodged against him. Mr. Sherman advised he looked at the site very carefully. He had Diane Boxetas look it over. He stated that Mr. Schell would acknowledge that Diane has the appropriate experience in wildlife habitat evaluation. She made some recommendations, now wholly different from the plan Mr. Schell put together, one of which was some additional screening plants which makes sense because now there is no screening vegetation for whatever wildlife that is using it now are going to be compromised more by noise and disturbance than before. She advocated some additional cedar plantings. Some plants were substituted that she thought could be substituted. The plan was left 9d%intact. She did suggest that, in terms of relying entirely on the oaks sprouting, that at least half the oaks be planted to replace what was lost. It would be less than candid to say that a considerable amount of wildlife habitat value has been lost by this action.