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Mashpee Nutrient Control Bylaw; Update on next steps <br />The Chair noted the Mashpee Nutrient Control By-law passed at town meeting and the Town has <br />not yet heard from the Attorney General’s office. <br />Estuary Restoration/Shellfish Propagation; Update <br />DRI Review; IMA’s with other towns: Update <br />Mr. Gottlieb stated the Commission is waiting for us to do our intermunicipal agreement so they <br />can revise the DRI process then they will no longer do a DRI review for projects like ours. <br />Planning for sewers; connections with private sewers: Update <br />Mr. Gottlieb noted nothing meaningful going on with private connections. Conversations are <br />ongoing with Mashpee Commons about the next phase in development which ties up to some <br />extent their willingness to allocate capacity to the town. Ultimately, what we would like to see is <br />that the discharge line is extended down to New Seabury and we would be able to pump a ton of <br />more wastewater thru that facility. <br /> <br />Pond & Estuary Water Quality Monitoring: Update <br /> <br />The Chair noted Dale McKay will take over the monitoring Water Quality of the ponds which <br />supplements Rick York’s monitoring program. <br /> <br />Quashnet River Restoration/Realignment Project: Update <br /> <br />Horsley Witten was hired to do the evaluation with the option of them doing more later. <br /> <br />REPORTS <br /> <br />Conservation Department Report: <br /> <br />Land Stewards Program: Update <br />Katelyn Cadoret noted she has been working with AmeriCorps and cleared some of the <br />conservation areas especially Besse Bogs. She just finished updating the list and will be <br />scheduling a meeting. <br />Interactive Trail Mapping: Update <br />She said Dillon Stevens is doing You Tube videos for Conservation. He has done one for John’s <br />Pond and will be doing one for Santuit Pond Preserves and Mashpee River Woodlands. <br />Herring Count and Herring Ladder Improvements: Update <br />Katelyn announced the town has been awarded a $40,000 grant for the planning and the design <br />of the John’s Pond Fish Ladder. She noted there is concern with the stormwater runoff at the <br />Mashpee Herring Run on the fish ladder side. <br />Farley Bog Restoration: Update <br />None <br />Discussion and recommendations for limiting off-road vehicle, ATV and dirt bike damage <br />to Conservation Lands: Update <br /> 2 <br /> <br />