8/25/2011 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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area as possible but the abutting home has a private well so it forces the system into the buffer zone. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried for a Negative Determination 7:12 Susan Siel ff(121 Ninigret Avenue) New Septic consisting of a sludgeharr mer I/A Treatment Unit. Existing cesspool will be pumped, filled with sand and abandoned — RDA Resource Area,, Buffer Zone to Iniand Bank Lair Pond) - Material submitted: r posed Septic Syslem Upgrade ��I I Engineering Works Peter MIntee from Engineering works is representing the homeowner and is requesting the ability to upgrade the B i ting cesspool. He states that it is basically the same scenario as 119 N inigret but it is outside the ' buffer and does not require the ultraviolet technology but because it is still within the 100' buffer, they will use the SIurdg Harnmer system as well. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried for a Negative Determination 3 Granf application submitted for Barnstable Land Management Grant—An application has been submitted for the $4,000 grant to help with the -car parking lot across the street from Moody Pond and a water bar installation to abate some of the road water runoff that is going into the pond. The Agent is anticipating DPW "in kind" labor for assistance. 4) Update on Moody Fond proposal —The Agent has proposed to the Water-ways Commission a new bylaw that will prohibit the use of gas powered engines. The Waterways Commission supports this proposal. The next step'is to contact the Director of the Environmental Police Department for the state of Massachusetts which will need to be approved by the Attorney General and then put onto the warrant for the Town Meeting in October. 5) Discussions on vista pruning Regulation Changes—A copy of the latest proposal of the Vista Pruning regulations had been sent out to all the Commissioners. There were small changes; changing the word guidelines to protocol and some of the language in Section C that says that paths shall follow windings of directory that does not promote erosion to the bdffer strip. The Agent has taken the guideline portion that is not In the regulations but in a separate packet and incorporated it into the regulations. He has also clarified the language in regards to the separation of what is considered a sapling size tree and a short tree. The last revision was dealing with.vista pruning protocols for condo complexes which he is open for suggestions on how to approach this. There have been requests from condo owners for additional pruning and the Agent's suggestion for wording; allowances for additional pruning on condominium properties that have extensive frontage on wetland resource areas may e accommodated ated ori a case by case basis and all pruning work must be carried out by a licensed and certified arborist or horticulturist without exception. The Agent reads the full proposed revision for the record. Agent McManus states again that he is ripen for suggestions for the wording of the revision. Chairman Fitzsimmons states that there has been a lot of time spent creating the regulations and his feelings are that they should be adhered to. Mine Chairmen Shaw suggests removing the word additional from the revision. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:04 prn, Resp p tfully ubmitted, Cris Carpenter Administrative Secretary *-*All material umittd for hearings can be found on Conservation Flash Drive dated 711110*�� 3