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<br /> <br />Town of Mashpee <br /> 16 Great Neck Rd North <br /> Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> <br />d <br />Mashpee Conservation Commission Minutes <br />th <br />For Thursday, June 15 , 2023 <br />Waquoit Meeting Room <br />16 Great Neck Road North <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT ALSO PRESENT <br />Paul Colombo, Chair Charles Dalton, Member Andrew McManus, <br />Alexandra Zollo, Vice Chair Chad Smith, Associate Member Conservation Agent <br />Sandra Godfrey, Member Daniel Kent, <br />Erin Copeland, Member Assistant Conservation Agent <br />Marjorie Clapprood, Member <br />Steven Cook, Member <br /> <br />Paul Colombo, Chair, called the meeting into session at 6:00 pm. <br /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br />There was no public comment. <br /> <br />UPDATES <br /> <br />Upper Quashnet Restoration, presentation by Neal Price: <br /> <br />The project has hit the 25% milestone. The project largely consists of bog restoration to <br />wetland habitat. In 2019, the Air Force has provided funding as part of base contamination <br />settlement which is being currently used. The next step is a public outreach campaign with <br />possible posting on the Town website. The next milestone is 50%, although there a possibility <br />of going directly to 75% completion. This would allow for permitting. Because the primary <br />project’s goal relates to Brook Trout and Herring, the focus is on water temperature and flow. <br />The estimated cost was close 20 million due to all the earthwork to restore to wetland <br />hydrology. Now the focus is on areas requiring the most work with some areas allowed to <br />continue without alteration. Changing the stream channels and ground water will be to provide <br />temperature and flow for Herring and Brook Trout. This was determined using thermal <br />imaging. In response to Ms. Clapprood, Mr, Price explained that the wooded debris detail will <br />be added at permit level and really it was important to start stockpiling wooded debris a year <br />prior to construction. In response to Ms. Zollo, trees debris would be kept on site. The uplands <br />areas left largely untouched. The construction cost has been reduced to 5 to 6 million for <br />maximum restoration with other costs about 5 million with permitting. Costs could fluctuate <br />depending on things like the use of volunteers and the extent of work decided upon. Mr. <br /> <br />