01/30/1996 SOUTH CAPE BEACH ADVISORY Minutes

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i 1• - S. C. B. Januar7 3 , 1996 Page 3 II REVIEW OF DEM' S MANAGEMENT OF BEACH FACILITY - SUMMER 19 3.0 Unauthorized use of over-the-sand vehic les : (continued) Bill Martiros reported that he found -there were paths over the dunes that went form the Town Beach up to the State Beach, From that path, there was one that went down to the parking lot. - Then, 'there were paths made on each side of .the handicap access to the beach. People will take short-cuts and they .kep chipping away at the dune. Bill' s recommendation was that they block those off so that their .cannot b e used. Bathers were also sunbathing on top of the dunes . - {Block those off and have f r e q u t signs stating "Keep Off .the Dunes" . . . Bitter control was also discussed,' The consensus was that DEM should be congratulated fox` a j b well done. Morris Kir ner also congratulated Richard Fleming for having done a superb job as a one-man- operation in ' supervising 'the new state Keach. II DISCUSSION RELATIVE TO TOWN REJECTING EXCHANGE OF BEACH; M. Kirsner explained that therb had been a majority -vote in favor o the exchange. We learned just prior to the vote that it. would require a two-thirds' wo -thirds, vote. ' Mr, Kir ner stated that he had discussed the M' atter with Town c uhsel. The town has had under the agreement, . .five years from the date of completion of construction of the f cilit r which was July 1995 . 'therefore they have four'_ gears- and several months within which to rnew that request, 'if -in fact they wish to. There is a strong indication they.-will, , IV ATTENDANCE BY MEMBERS OF MEETINGS IN BOSTON WITH DEM OFFICIAL W.. Woods brought up the ,issue that she felt there may .be meet- -. -. ings .in Boston where -the members were n t ' being .notified until after the fact. She -f It that she was not involved enough with what was going on in the committee. M. Kirsner explained that there have been issues that have come up that required the attendance of ,thr.ee or four' members - f DEM. Morris explained that he alwa r -ehc u 'aged -the meetings to- be held in Mashpee be'caus'e that is where the advisory .committee members were. ' There were times when DEM was faced with a cer- tain issue, and Morris Kirsn r, as chairman was invited just to get a view of what was going on, He then reported back 'to the committee. Then the committee has met for discussion.