2/23/2017 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Motion: Mr. Shaw moved at the applicants-request to continue the hearing to March 9 at 6:00 p.m., seconded by Mr. McKay. vote unanimous 5-0 6:21 Heath and Tara Carey, 113 .dames circle. Permit existing seasonal dock. RDA Resource Area; Land Under Water Bodies and Water Ways (Johns Pond) Bill Sells, represented the applica'nts., He said the property is under contract and they are looking for a permit for the existing dock. The Agent noted there is a waterways license from the State of Massachusetts associated with the dock. This dock was previously licensed as a I OA float. The dock has a chapter 91 license and this hearing allows the commission to get the dock footprint on record. The Agent conditioned the property address needs to be displayed from all separable portions of the seasonal dock in perpetuity. No comment from the public Motion: Mr. shave moved for a Negative Determination, seconded by Mr. McKay. Vote unanimous. -o PREIPOST HEARING AGENDA The Agent shored some graphics of the GIS map of the Santuit River, Sampson's Hill Road and Mashups stable. UPDATE: Mashpee Herring Run dredge— release of funds. The Agent said the sediment at the Mashpee Herring Run has been cleaned out and is ready to go for the herring migration season which was paid for out of our maintenance fund. He said the next order of business is to deal with the sediment loading outside of . the ladder outside of Mill Pond itself and the channel that connects Mill Pond to Mashpee Pond where a tremendous amount of sediment has built up. Catherine Laurent, DPW Director, has been looking at solutions. There is a company Beacon Marine that has equipment they can use to dredge this area. Their original quote is $5300 but it will change because they met with Division of Marine Fisheries and they recommended that they create a deep sump area which will improve flushing and flow which will alter the cost of the project. The Agent said he will have a revised quote at the next meeting if we decide to go in this direction. The Division of Marine Fisheries is going to develop an operations and maintenance plan for the Mashpee Herring run (as r well as santuit andQuashnet) and will also be installing a staff gauge at the Quashnet/Johns Pond fish ladder for the purposes of establishing a benchmark elevation for grater level. UPDATE* Land Steward cleanups at Quashnet River and John's Pond. - I atelyn cadoret and a volunteer cleanup up of debris and removed shopping carts from Quashnet river and John's Pond. a