04/26/1990 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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ASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF APRIL 26 1990 Commissioners present: V, Louise Behrman, Duncan York, Richard Halpern, Harry Desrosiers, Patrick Coffey. Robert Sherman, Conservation Agent, was present also, The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Vice Chairman Louise Behrr an. :00 Peninsula Council-Fells Pond Village, hearing continued from April 5 to allow the Agent to meet on-site with members of the Village committee to agree on site to be mown. Five members of the commission have viewed the site also. 1r. Sherman advised D.E.P. was asked for an opinion and in areas such as this, it was their feeling that it should be allowed to come back naturally. He stated there should be a compromise. It is not an Isolated Lard Subject To Flooding. The ditches do connect with another system and did, at one time, connect with the bog. Asked how he would determine the areas to be left unmown, Mr, Sherman stated it could be on the basis of the parts that are higher and drier* which are more prone to fine or to arbitrarily designate certain areas to come back. The periphery of the bog is higher and drier which would create a fire re break and let wetter areas succeed to natural vegetation. The maps were reviewed. Mr. Besse asked if they could cloan the ditches and Mr, York stated he would be concerned with keeping the ditches open to allow equipment to get in there and this should be done. Ms Beh rman stated this would be in the order of Conditions . `that the ditches be cleaned. Mr. Besse stated he did not care for the center going wild and suggested if the Commission would be happy w1th the line as marked on the map,, he would be. Concerning blockage in the ditch, Ms Behrman stated the pipe for the culvert should be replaced with something larger for circulation. Mr. Coffey stated the river boundary on the cut or no cut makes sense. If the low end is to survive in perpetuity, there should be monumenting or corner posts to alert the tractor. Mr, Bessee agreed the ditch should be the borderline. Concerning a mosquito problem, Ms Beh rmn suggested they put in a Purple Martin house. It was noted New Seabury gave permission for the filing and the order of Conditions must be attached to the New Beabury deed. It was asked that the receipt for the recording be returned to the Commission. Mr. Coffey asked if it would be satisfactory if in the Order ofConditions it is _stipulated ditch digging; the culvert be put under the access ramp; one side of the ditch mowecl and the other side allowed to succeed. fir. Besse stated he would go along with this. Mr, Coffey stated it would solve some of the mosquitoe problem with improved ditch flow and- also would aid the fire break problem.