5/14/1980 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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CONSERVATION BOARD MEETING May 14, 1980 Presents Pauline F. DeLory, Chairperson Dorothy G. Studley, Vice Chairperson Charles Buckingham Barbara Sloane Ken Pecci (,joined the meeting late as he was representing the Conservation Board at the So. Cape Beach meeting) The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Joseph Paparella, Agent for William & Nora Irwin, Melvin B. and Marcella Bradshaw (DEQE h43-123), Charles E. and Gloria L. Rollins, Catherine and Edith Paparella -- Lots 278, 279, 280, and 281 -- Popponesset Island Rd. , Bight Circle Pauline: Reads Notice of Intent. The above parties wish to install a stone retaining wall along the shoreline in accordance with plans on file with the Mashpee Conservation Commission. Joseph Paparellat I suppose all of you are familiar with our Cove in New Seabury. I, myself, have only been around for a couple of years. In the short time that I have been here, I have lost a couple of feet of property on my lot and the same is true of all the others. Mr. Rollins has lost five feet. It is a very gradual process that we are ex- posed to. The water is very calm. There are no waves to speak of. It is just a gradual erosion caused by the tide in and the tide out. We would like to get a nice stone sea- well put in. We have looked at various kinds of seawalls and after looking at several different ideas, we came to the conclusion that the stone wall in the long run would give us the best job. I have a contractor lined up to do this work. He was supposed to be here tonight. He has been out to look at the site and to him it is not a particularly big job. His name is Mr. Bonito of Falmouth. Barbara: Are you talking about 52 feet? Is that including all of them? Pauline: Each one is individual. Each one has a different footage. Joseph Paparellat Mr.. Rollins has 52 feet; Mr. Bradshaw has 105 feet; Paparella's is about 75 feet and the Irwin's is 65 feet. Paulines May I say at this time, that I am sort of glad that everybody is working togeth- er on this. Mr.Paparella: I would like the other side done too. It is all bare land. I thought New Seabury owned it which I found out that they didn't. I don't think anybody is going to spend the money on seawalls on land that I understand you can't build on. Barbara: Is that all privately owned? Mr. Paparellat It is all separately owned, yes. I didn't make any effort to contact the people. Charles: This is going to be 8 feet into the ground. Mr. Paparella: That was Mr. Bonito's recommendation. Charles: He is not here?