4/16/1987 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 16, 1987 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: V. Louise Behrman , El l iof Rosenberg , Gertrude Ferriday, Carol .Jacobson, Heather Urquhart. ,Joseph Burns, assoc- iate member was also present. ABSENT.: Mary Marsters , March du Pont. Attending the meeting also were John Va rkonda , William Janes and Patrick Coffey. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. 3 -- Angelo P. Toy i as Braman Engineering) To construct a 4 ' x 7.21 timber pier, ' wide stairway and ' wide path at lot 44 Wheelhouse Lane-. Douglas Cameron presenting. The r i'g i na l filing i th the Board of Appeals had to be refiled. Revised plans dated 1/20/87 were subr i t ted with a revised notice' of i n tent s tat i ng a F ' p i er, 1 gangway and one ' x 1 ' f]oat. The pier lis located at the m i dd 1 e of the lot and the float will be in an area of very sparse eel g'rs . Board of Appeals approval has been received, It was noted this was advertised with incorrect dimensions and i l lx require readvertis i ng at the Commission ' s expense. HEARING 0 NT I NUED UNTIL MAY 7 1987a tp.m. 4 - Ma shpee Sho res Rea l ty Trus t. Con t i nued f rom Ma rch 19, 1987. Jack Sullivan advised he met with abutters and residents and they now would l i e to go along with the Commission ' s suggestions. They propose to put a path and stairs in , leave the trees other than some two inch and under which are in the water and will be removed. The Notice of I'n teat will be modified b setter, Mrs . Jacobson requested assurance nothing will be done on the beach area. The hill and beach to be left as it is and they intend gust to build stairs and put in a path. Mr. Burns questioned what would be at the bottom of the stairs and Mr. Sullivan stated natural ground. No sand is to be out in there between the end of the staircase t the water. i John asked if people will be swimming there and expressed concern with wha t is going down into the water. i Mr. Sullivan stated the Notice of Intent i s to put a pets i n from the top of the hill to the bottom of the natural areal build the stairs and not touch the area around the water. Wood chips or anything natural wi l l be put on the path and there will be no cutting . i COMMENTS: John Dixon., Division of Fisheries Wildlife, advised he was at the site today and there is erosion on the beach side of the Herring Run. It i eroding because of the high water. Any removal of existing vegetation in the area should be looked at very carefully because that is the critical area of the lake and if it ever ver-breaches the darn, mute 130 would be washed out as well as the fish life affected and the new home going up ' i n the pond' ,,