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• MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION <br /> Minutes of September 4, 2003 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 3 <br /> Commissioners present: Jack Fitzsimmons, Elliot Rosenberg, Cass Costa, <br /> Stephanie Jones, Leonard Pinaud, Ralph Shaw and Michael Talbot. <br /> Staff present: Robert Sherman, Agent; Frances Wise, Board Secretary <br /> Jack Fitzsimmons, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m. <br /> Public Hearing: none. <br /> Non-Hearing Agenda <br /> Old Business: <br /> 1. Violation at end of Porthole Road and Mashpee River Woodlands. Bob said he <br /> reported this significant violation to the Commission earlier, where a lot of trees were <br /> cut down on our land last year. He has been working with the Police Department and <br /> • they have not been able to ascertain who did it, although there are some ideas on it. <br /> It's a mess and Bob has gotten a bid from Ace Arborculture to clean it up for $300, <br /> which he thinks is very reasonable. Since the meeting was on television, he asked the <br /> public to advise him if anyone has any knowledge as to who did the cutting, and we <br /> could recoup the cost from them. <br /> Motion made, seconded and unanimously approved to expend $300 from the Mashpee <br /> Conservation Maintenance and Improvement Fund to remove the dead wood. <br /> 2. Violation at 41 Taurus Road. Bob reported that he has received a remediation plan <br /> for this violation issued to the owner for building his pool over a portion of Conservation <br /> land. Regarding the proposed planting plan, Michael said pin oak is inappropriate. <br /> Instead, he recommended white oak and scarlet oak which should be at least 2" <br /> caliper, and said for the white pine, 6 to 7 ft. is fine. He recommended that the number <br /> of trees be at least doubled and that the proposed low bush blueberry be filled in with <br /> various native viburnum plants. It was decided that the pool fence should serve as the <br /> boundary with Conservation land. Bob said when trees have been taken down, we <br /> usually require a replacement of three to one. <br /> Motion made, seconded and unanimously approved to authorize the Conservation <br /> Agent and Michael Talbot to review the site and recommend an enhanced revegetation <br /> • <br />