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The amount of excavation that is within the buffer zone is also increased by virtue of the fact that <br /> this -inch duct and water line has to be excavated and relocated 5 feet deep within the travel <br /> area. <br /> The engineer spoke to the number of trees to be cut as nine. Nr. Wall believes there will be'one <br /> more tree by the pole, maybe two. That's not a cause for argument. What should be a cause for <br /> discussion is that it's been represented to the Con n fission tonight that there will be seven trees <br /> planted. where? There is nothing that shows where that mitigation is being proposed. And yet, <br /> the mitigation plan shows a 550 square foot footprint. But the foundation is in there. The plan <br /> does now shove where the trees are going to be planted and what size. It is not the finest <br /> mitigation plan that's ever been provided to this conumssion or any commission. <br /> More importantly with respect to this mitigation area, he calculates something less than the <br /> engineer did. eve"re talking about an area hat's already vegetated, as shown in the photos he <br /> presented this evening. He disagrees with Brad of es's statement that it is only 25% <br /> vegetated, that it's sparsely vegetated. He believes that it's vegetated to a much greater degree. <br /> Since it is vegetated, it's inappropriate to take credit for 3,500 sq. ft. or 2,486.25 sq. ft. when the <br /> area is already vegetated. How can you mitigate and take credit for an area that's already <br /> vegetated? <br /> Mr. Holmes provided information relative to rare species that have been found to ut i e areas <br /> such as this, which is general delineation. It was reported to be rose tern and common tern. Pipe <br /> and plover might utilize this also, but what they use is areas that are more open, not more <br /> vegetated. Natural Heritage will respond back to Messrs. Spencer and Hohnes as to what they <br /> feel maybe appropriate under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act, not the review that <br /> was done under the submission of the Notice of Intent to Natural Heritage. what Mr. Holmes <br /> presents to the onum*s ion in thi <br />