6/24/2004 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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. Lori wra up. Lori reported that the members have copies of her letters to owners regarding lawns and flood zone areas. She recommended notifying the public of conservation land rules. Bob said we reed to format the regulations of the past into two segments—a set of formal regulations and a public relations type letter. . MCC neighborhood notices in postcard format. Lori circulated an email from Len which contained his conversion of the letter to flood zone and buffer zone residents to a postcard format. He did an excellent job of conveying the message succinctly and with eye-catching graphics. It can be printed four cards to a page of cardstock and cut ourselves to avoid printer costs. Mailing labels and metered postage can be on the reverse side. . 1 FAA-SB 3-2250. 24 Watedine.Dr. North. Bob described the request and recommended approval. -Motion made, seconded and .unanimously carried to approve this administrative approval. . Congratulations to Stephanie. Bob said Stephanie deserves our congratulations for having completed successfully the GMACC courses for Conservation commissioners. GMACC will send a notice of Stephanie's achievement to the Board of Selectmen. ,Jack requested a motion that a congratulatory letter from the Conservation Board be seat to Stephanie,with a copy to the Board of Selectmen. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried for the Conservation Board to send a congratulatory letter to Stephanie, with a copy to the Board of Selectmen. . Digital camera. Bob said our digital camera is not working and vire need a new one. He has researched cameras and recommends a Sony DSCF 717, which has 5 megabytes and sells at $548. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the purchase of a Sony DSCF 717 at a cost of approximately 620 including tax. . Regulations sub-Committee. Bob said that DEP has changed the regulations. MACC has provided their comments, which he distributed to the members. He said there are some deficiencies in the changes, but he thinks the MACC suggestions are very sound and if w grant to echo therm, it wouldn't be a bad thing. Our comments are due by July 28M. 10. r egulatlons Sub-Corrnr ittee meeting. It eras decided to set a date for the next meeting at the July e meeting. 11. Falmouth. Jack asked if anyone has been following the fiasco with the Falmouth Conservation Commission. He said that the chairman allowed a vote from an associate member when he had a quorum of regular members. They subsequently decided than the vote was inappropriate since they already had a quorum. So the Grote was thrown out and they are haggling over wham they should do about it. Jack questioned if we should have anything to do with that group since they don't seem to know what they are doing. Michael said they have some pretty good litigation regulations than they have been using over the years. Bob said the way vire handle alternate members" voting is very carefully prescribed, very carefully done. New Business: None. 2