6/24/2004 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes ofJune 24, 2004 Public Dearing Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 1 Commissioners resent: Jack Fitzsimmons, Chairman, Michael Talbot, Vice Chairman, Leonard Pinaud, Clerk, Lloyd Allen, Cass Costa and Ralph Shaw. Staff present: Robert Sherman,Agent, Lori Soucy,Assistant Conservation Agent, and Frances Wise, Board Secretary. i I Jack Fitzsimmons, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m. He thanked Lori for her good work and wished her God speed in her future endeavors. All agreed. Bob praised her for her hard and diligent work and said he will miss her personally. Public Comment: None. Non-Hearina Agenda Id Business: 1. "Problem trees." Bob said in the past, the Board has given him a lot of license to make decisions. People sometimes request him to look at a tree where they want to get permission to remove it without filing. He showed the members a photo of a tree in a recent such case. Bob told the owner that he could only approve thinning the top. The members thought the tree was far enough from the home to not pose a problem. Bob said his parameter is that if a sizeable tree is 5 ft. from the house, he approves cutting it down. Usually, if its further, he only approves cutting off a couple of limbs. Bob's purpose in discussing this case was to recommend that guidelines be written for his successor a year from now. 2. Approval of minutes for 5/13/04 and 5127/04. Motion rade, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the above minutes. 3. Advertisement in newspaper for Assistant Conservation Agent. Bob asked the personnel Department to place it again because they put it in the General section and it should have been in the Professional section. He introduced Steve Solvo, who has applied for the position. -Bob has talked With Mr. Solvo and said he has good credentials. . Shields-Road-mosquito problem. Bob said that a few years ago the Fire Department had to cross a ditch to get to a fire, and this resulted in water now accumulating in that area providing a breeding place for mosquitoes■ He brought the mosquito control people out there and they said they do have to re-culvert the ditch to equalize the water levels so that the area isn't a mosquito habitat. Bob asked for the authority to get some bids for a neer culvert. Motion made, seconded and unanimously caned to authorize Bob to get bids to build a new culvert.