4/21/2011 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Conservation Commission Minutes of April 21, 2011 Public Hearings Mashpee Town Hall -'Conference Room 1 Commissioners: Chairman Jack Fitzsimmons, Vice Chairman Ralph Shaw, Brad Sweet, Lloyd Aller i Staff Present: drew McManus (Conservation Agent) and loris Carpenter (Administrative Secretary) Call Meeting To order= 6:55 pr - leo Public Comment nt Pre/Post Hearing A en 1 Minutes: Approval of the following minutes: Thursday, March 10, 2011 Regular Session & March 1 , 2011 Executive session and Thursday, March 2 , 2011 Feular session & March 2 , 2011 Executive session. ' Agent McManus states that none of the above listed minutes can be approved as John Rogers i absent and that would not leave a quorum of members that were present at each meeting. 4 I Motion rade, seconded and unanimously carried to postpone the approval of all Regular ular Executive minutes until May 5, 2011 2 Al on uin Chaman f=uneral Hone : Material submitted,.- Mitigation Landscape Plan 3129111 Mary LeBlanc Landscape Design Agent McManus explains that the Chapman Funeral Home had made landscape changes within o' of the wetland area. Mary LeBlanc presents a mitigation plan for the enforcement order. She i explains that there have been a lot of complaints from.people driving to the funeral home and how they continuously miss the turn off to Algonquin. There have also been a few accidents so she states that Mr. Chapman removed the trees and shrubs to help with visibility. Ms. LeBlanc would like to restore the underst ry beea�use f the valuable habitat and tostabilize-the ground. She would also like to add additional plantings all the way up the 100' buffer. Ms. LeBlanc also mentions that Mr. Chapman has moved his sign closer to Route 151 with a boulder retaining wall. They will be adding a continuous planting berm between the grassy rand shoulder and the BVII. Motion mad , seconded and unanimously carried to approve the mitigation plan as submitted .3 Mashpee l efucie Clean-up status: The Refuge Clean-up has been delayed a couple of times and is now tentatively scheduled for April 27Th at gam. Mr. Sweet asks if certain items will be accepted at the transfer station and Agent McManus states that all items are accepted except construction debris although the Bourne Transfer station will allow two truckloads (only) of construction material at no charge. Mr. Sweet also asks if residents will be allowed to bring debris to the transfer station on short notice and the Agent answers that they will be allowed as he is working with the DPMI Director to obtain transfer passes. 4) Meetin with Lt. sexton and Torn ; Agent McManus informs the Commission that the Mashpee police are on board with identifying problem areas within the John's Pond Conservation. They have consulted with Torn Mayo, Town's GIs Coordinator, and identified many areas that will either be gated, blocked with boulders or concrete barriers off the main road that stretches through ,John's Pond. They will be working on blocking off some of the small offshoot roads. 1