7/10/2008 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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a Mashpee conservation Commission ` Minutes of.July 10, 2008 Public Hearings Mashpee Town Malt Commissioners Present: John Fitzsimmons, Ralph Shaw, Cass Costa, Floyd Allen and Robert -Anderson Staff present: Drew McManus.(Conservation. ent and Liz Leidhold (Asst. Conservation Agent) John Fitzsimmons called the meeting to order 6:55pm F Put Hearing Acg n da: 1 open space Plan draft—Tori Fudala Tom Fudala stood to address the Commission. Mr. Fudala explained that he needs to send a draft of the Open Space plan to the.state. He mentioned that it is only a draft and that the state will be looking for more information such as handicap access. Mr. Fudala mentioned that the plan needs to be seat to be eligible for grant/state money. He asked for a vote to okay sending the draft to the State. Motion made, seconded.and unanimously carried.to Approve sending the draft to the State. i . 2) Meetinghouse Property—Tom Fudala- Torn Fudala stud to address the Commission. Mr. Fudala explained that he wanted to update the Commission on the Meetinghouse Property. Mr. Fudala explained that the appraisal of the property had gene down to $160,000 and the price was reduced to $170,000. Mr. Fudala explained that with grant money they would receive 2° of the $160,000 or about$82,000. Torn also mentioned that he had received calls about the,Boy scout building and that the need of repair should be addressed. 5 3) Administrative Approval SE 43-2172: Popponessett Beach Association The Agent explained that the Popponessett Beach Association was looking to remove seaweed from their beach using new methodology. The Agent turned the floor over to Christine Faimeny member of the Poppone sett Beach Associations Board of Directors and Beach Committee. TMJs. Faimeny explained that the PRA has held a perrnit for years for seaweed removal on the At property, and after 3 gears they were granted maintenance in perpetuity for the removal. she e plai'rled that they normally drive trucks down to the beach to remove the seaweed but that due to the beach nourishment project done i.n May the truck access road has been narrowed. Ms. Faimeny stated that the trucks.would now have to drive on the bank and risk cortrpro icing it to get in to remove the seaweed. Ms. Faimeny explained that the PRA would like to be able to try and remove the seaweed via the.water with a Boston Mil'haMler and net. Barry Johnson stood to explain the new methodology. Mr. Johnson explained that the Boston Whaler would be equipped. with a 2 ft. deep net with floaters, weights and would be approxi Mately -40 ft. long. He a plained, that the Boston Whaler would approach from the West. lir. Johnson explained.that the net would be a grab net with a boat hook and would be walked in under the seaweed,towed approximately o yards off shore and released back into the current.The Commissioners questioned where the release would-be carried by the current and if the abutters had been contacted, in particular the Save Poppon ss tt Bay Association. The Agent asked if the current does take it to the Save.the Poppon ssett Bay beach if Ms. Faimeny can get permission to remove it. Ms. F irneny stated than she had been unable to get in contact with the s.P.B.A but that they would seek permission-before any removal would take plane. IVIS. Faimeny acknowledged that it depends on the current as to where the seaweed ends up. she also stated that the Beach Committee had discussed towing It to one of their beaches and removing it by truck frorh there. The Agent explained that he had spoken i to Fick York and Perry Ellis and that they were both curious about the approach. The Agent plalned�that Fick ori had suggested.doing it t high tide and has some conceMs about the power of the Boston WNW.W. Mr~. Johnson stated that the Boston Whaler is 17" long and has 90