6/13/2018 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Chamber will be kicking in the remaining of money to purchase two good size Norway Spruce. Joe Cummings stated Mary Waygan, Chair of the Planning Board, sent an email informing the Cape Cod Commission is coming to the Planning Board on June 20 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the Cape Cod Commission Act, the Regional Policy Plan, the Local Comprehensive Plan and the Upcoming Traffic Study at the Mashpee Rotary. ACTION ITEMS UPDATE. Mashpee Greenway Re-design of and Funding for the Quashnet River Footbridge The Chair stated they found another location for the footbridge and they will have to go before Conservation Commission for approval. Tom Hoppensteadt stated the school department and the police department are generally against this. He said the Superintendent doesn't approve of the bridge for safety reasons. The Chair suggested passing this along to the Board of Selectmen. Mashpee CWMP: DNR Estuary Restoration/Shellfish Propagation; No Update IMA's with other towns; DRI Review: No Update Planning for sewers, connections with private sewers: NO Update Mashpee Nutrient Control Bylaw; No Update on AG Approval Town-Wide Stormwater Management Plan (including Santuit Pond): No Update DNR and MEC (PALS) Pond & Estuary Water Quality Monitoring: No Update REPORTS Conservation Department Report: The Chair referred to an email from Katelyn Cadoret updating the Conservation Department: Herring Run Fish Ladder Improvements; Herring Count Program wI APCC: Update The Herring Count Program season is over, and it should be a manner year for the run for the Mashpee River; and the Quashnet River seemed to have an uptick in the number of herring as well. Santuit experienced issues early on in the season due to a blockage at the Sampson's Mills Culvert but it was addressed and seemed to be on par with other seasons for another large run size. Once all the data has been submitted and analyzed for 2018, she will share the information.