01/2/2003 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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s i • 2. santuit Park. Bob stated that he received a copy of a Land Management Plan for Santuit Park. He thinks the Selectmen are going to create a Management Committee consisting of three members: one to-be appointed by the Barnstable Town Manager, one to be appointed by the Mashp a Selectmen, and one member to be from the Massachusetts [division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Bob thinks they are going to need our expertise in terms of cranberries business, and he suggesed that he meet with Elliot to discuss. 3. Report on nitrogen drainage. Bob distributed to the members Wa uoit Bay's Science and Policy Bulletin #8 regarding drainage of air-borne nitrogen into waterways. Bob thinks this has implications for our polices under Chapter 172 on naturally vegetated buffer strips and lams, and should be on the Regulations Sub-Committee agenda. He thinks this research should be cited in our regulations because it gives a good scientific basis as to why we restrict lams and require naturally vegetated buffer strips. . SE 3-2013. Bob stated vire have a request for an administrative review of SE 3- 2013 to change the configuration of a driveway because of a safety issue. This is within the work limits and Bob recommended approval. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the administrative review to SE 43-2013. 41 5. Popponesset Island. Bob said regarding the issue of huts being stored in the New Sea bury Marina and Little Fiver Boat Yard [as recorded in the 11/7/02 minutes], he has recently received an anonymous letter of complaint that storage continues to be allowed. our decision to continue to allow storage was in accordance with Perry Ellis, Fick York, the Harbor Master and Shellfish warden, and Bob still believes that storage in the water is better than storage on the salt marshes. He can't reply to an anonymous letter, but he recommended that he talk with his neighbor, who is a conservation agent, to see how San Wch is handling this problem. All agreed. Bob doesn't think this is a major problem at this time. . street drainage at 47 Redwood wood circle. Bob said we permitted revegetation of almost the entire lot because there was so much invasive vegetation. The landscaper did his best to control erosion, but there is a pre-existing and continuing problem with street drainage. Bob said he can encourage the owner to deploy additional hay bales if necessary to prevent drainage into the pond. He said it's not an immediate problem because the drainage is noir going into a lour spot, but it must be fixed and he'd like to see ghat the Town can do to help out because a lot of the water is corning off the Town road. He Wil handle this informally. 7. Popponesset creek Dredging. Bob said that Mitch Ziencina told us that chapter 91 does not obviate our Order of Conditions which specifies the one-time dredging, and Torn Counsel concurs. Bob wrote a letter to Norm Hayes saying he thought it was an attempt to get this done from their client's perspective and the perspective was false.