12/11/2014 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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6:39 Gooseberry Island Trust and SN Trust, 0 Gooseberry Island and 0 Punhrn Point Road. Proposed construction of a bridge and driveway to provide vehicle access to Gooseberry ry I larnd from property located at end of Punkhorn rn Point Road. Continued frrn 1111312014. NOL The Agent brought the Commissioners up-to-date on the-status of the RFPs sent out for third party peer review of the proposed project_ BSC Group was chosen and they submitted ar revised scope of services to focus on the following: determination of water dependency status of the proposed bridge; compliance of the proposed project with all applicable resource areas and performance t ndarrds; compliance of the project to the wetlands restriction order under ITL Chapter 130 section 105; assessment of any impact to the aquaculture grant area and assessment of proposed mitigation area (which is something the consultant is not normally involved with). The Inst part was the request of the applicant's attorney to put a cap on the services, which has been estimated at $5,000. Any amount above the cap must be approved by the Commission prior to those tasks being carried out. The Agent informed the Commission they need to vote to approve the revised scope of services so he can inform the BSC Group to go forward with this review. The applicant is required to pay for these services. Rebecca Safgu re, Tilden and McCoy, was present on behalf of the Tribe_ She objected to any reduction of the scope and requested the reduction in scope be reconsidered. She also commented on the amount of time and money the Town and the Tribe has spent and stated the Tribe strongly opposes the application. The Agent explained the reduction in scope will be handled by the Conservation Office, which will not diminish the evaluation of the criteria. Following ar discussion, Mr. Shaw moved to approve the revised scope of services, seconded by Mr. sweet. Vote unanimous: 6-0. Motion: Mr. Shaw moved to continue the hearing to January 8, 'I for additional updates at 6:39 p.m., seconded by Mr. sweet. Vote unanimous: 6-0. 6:42 .Jeffrey M. and Elaine Wiesen,n, Wheelhouse Lane. Proposed expansion of existing garage .ICDA Resource Area: Flood Zane. Mr. Michael LeBlanc was representing the applicants. They are proposing to replace single carr garage and increase the S'ize with a two car garage. This proposal has been approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The addition will be going towards the road and not closer to the resource area. The Agent noted the garage is outside of 100 feet f the wetlands but is within land subject to coastal storm flow, which doesn't affect the performance standards. The Agent read the Board of Health comments for the record. No comments from the public. Motion: lir. Shaw moved for a negative determination, seconded by Mr. sweet. Vote unanimous: 6-0. } X - 5 y }