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wealth will hold a hearing and can either amend the license that <br /> the bog operator has or revoke i t. There is a' beach mark that i <br /> used to measure the pond and the bench mark is that over average <br /> sea level. It happens to be Ooh feet.' ' The reading was taken <br /> 1 May 1980 and the reacting was 34" down from the feet.- <br /> Presently <br /> eet.- <br /> Presergtly as o f . 5 Spetember it is 5W2,11 down. The difference <br /> is. between the 34" and 50h" . ' 'hese readings o monthly to the <br /> Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The pond level measurements as <br /> taken and recorded! not only in this year, are recorded with the <br /> Executive O.ffice of Environmental Affairs , DE E, waterways Division, <br /> in Boston. Mr. Makepe ac e is obviously very aware of the water <br /> conditions. He knows we are in a dry spell, He also has his bogs <br /> and cranberries tb harvest. He knows the way the law reads. He <br /> knows that the b onw alth .can call for -a hearing. . The bottom <br /> line as I see it,' right- now, is that the Common-wealth at' this point <br /> can , ant. could be- called uf)on to hold 'such a hearing and to make a <br /> decision relative to the present level of the pond known as John' s <br /> Iron . Keeping in mind, however, ,that they are going to go back to <br /> 15, 20, 50 years when the pond has' been much lower. <br /> I think that the way to .-go is through the Commonwealth to have there <br /> review two things . The legislation -or the law under which Makepeace <br /> is now operating under and may be towards a bench mark limit which <br /> is not in there. Secondly, who is going to be responsible for <br /> monitoring the level of the pond and to make the judgement as to <br /> when the board goes in or when .it comes out. That' s what we need <br /> to know. . <br /> Citizens expressed heir concerns over the level and their opinions <br /> regarding Mr. Makepeace. <br /> hair directed Mr. Ames along with the Conservation Committee to <br /> make the effort to the Commonwealth to review John' s Pond. To <br /> set up hopefully with the cooperation of the Commonwealth a system <br /> where the Conservation Committee can regularly measure this thine <br /> and catch it before it becomes a serious thing. Keeping, in mind, <br /> that there are going to b times because of climatic changes when <br /> there is riot -too much that we are going to' be able to do - about it* <br /> I would like Mr. Ares along with the Conservation Committee to go out <br /> and discuss this further with -Mr. Martiros and the .others . we do <br /> r <br /> wart to get the Commonwealth involved, and we do want to know <br /> what we can lo. Until we to this , we are just spinning wheels . <br /> 4. Mr* Coombs met with the Board regarding the Arts Council and the <br /> resignation of the ecreati-on Director r=egar ling his membership <br /> on the Contunity School Council. . <br /> Chairman stated that he would have to see what activities the Arts <br /> ounci-1 had over the. summer and he would get in touch with Mr. Liberty <br /> regarding this . <br /> Mr, Coombs stated that the Community School Council will - be , meeting <br /> the first Wednesday in November and asked if someone could be <br /> -15- <br />