9/30/1991 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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y F. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Page 5 MINUTES MON A , SEPTEMBER 3o, 1991 NEW BUSINESS: Appointment of shellfish Commission Member: er; Mr.. Some ville notes the bylaw- states for two commercial and two family representation to the Commission. one commercial member is vacant to the shellfish Commission. Mr. Somerville recommends en s the appointment of Roger Macomber - o fill this vacancy. The shellfish Commission concurs with the recommendation, . Mr. Macomber has the interest and is an active commercial shell.fishe man in Town,, The motion was made by Selectman C a.ffyn to appoint Roger Macomber as a Shellfish Commission Member er to fill -the remainder of Ir. Kuusela.' s term to balance the Shellfish - Commission. The motion was seconded by Selectman Hanson. The Fete of the Board is unanimous. The vote is -o. 7956 p.m. Stop�. the Outfall e Mary Loebig was present to discuss the concern of the outfall pipe with the Board. She asks the Board to send a. letter in response The whole Cape will be involved and effected whether- the communities are on the Bay or not she explains. The environmental impact study never considered the Cape with the Boston Harbor clean-up project. This is the largest outfall tunnel proposed which is to be 9. 5 miles long. Once it is in place and turned on, it will not shut off. Being the largest of its kind, its termed experimental states lis. Loeb ig. If there i s , a pro elr , it can' t be shut off. The currents in the bay o past Boston Harbor and into Cape Cod Bay she explains, By October o f 1996, is to be in place. The output of this is 1. 3 il_lti o gallons per 'achy on a. bad day states Ms. Lo e i g. our economy is Cape Cod Bay and the tourism, We can' t be locked into this. Some concerns include the financial consideration that it may e difficult to fix and difficult to prove it is the pipe that could e causing a problem since there are other outfall wipes out there, Boston Harbor is a. known quantity. Construction on the pipe should stop nog # They should build a, primary and secondary sewerage treatment plant for all sewerage effluent and build a primary and secondary facility for all Cs ' s which are combined sewerage overflows to be discharged at a. monitoring site An Boston Harbor. After baseline research has been completed and waste water' s are fully treated, the issue of the pipe could thea be addressed then make a. determination as to whether the pipe is environmentally justified as well as economically justified states Ms. Leig. If damage is done, we will have raw sewerage on our beaches, There would be an increase in red tide and toxins, This is our economy!