8/6/1998 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of 6 August 1998 Commissioners present: John Fitzsimmons, Ralph Shaw, John Johansen, George Grein Jr., Greg Wirsen, Tad WoUenhaupt The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:55 with a quorum present. 6:56 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Buddy Warrick was present with Donald Schall, his consultant, concerning his violation at his home an Little Neck Bay. He hired someone to cut some trees, some dead, some dose to the house. He owes the Commission an apology as more trees were cut than he anticipated. He hired Mr. Schall. He also spoke to several landscape architects. He is at the position where he got several estimates but they were very heavy. In consulting with Mr. Schall, the growth has come back very .strong. He would like Mr. Schall to give his professio=4 input for discussion. Mr. Schall, a biolo,gist with ENSR Consulting & Engineering, stated he was first on the,site in mid-May. He displayed photos that were taken. He has developed a plan acceptable to the Commission. � Mr. Fitzsimmons asked if there are any photos before the incident? Mr. Schall stated no, he cannot speak to that. He showed pictures of his first day on the site. Trees had been cut, stumps were 2-3 feet above ground. He suggested to allow the Oaks to resprout and regrow. The new growth that has regenerated is approximately 24 to 30 inches high that has come back. He knows what will happen with vegetation that grows in, unless there is a heavy maintenance program, cutting out a lot of growth seen in these latex pictures. It is now at the middy of his chest, vegetation that has came back. He would request that the work that goes forward be done. He wants to be sure, and this was one of the Commission's concerns, that the cat briar, bull briar and poison ivy are under control before the vegetation grows in because if they are not under control, this will not be a successful project. He does know that the regeneration of the oaks, 2-1/2 feet in height now, are going to be closer to 5-6 feet by the end of next season, probably to the 7, 8, or 9 foot height by the third growing season. In the course of that time, that is very comparable to what you would get an a 1 inch oak that was planted. What is there is coming back heavily. His recommendation has been to Mr. Warrick that he..,,.,,..3&. Warrick displayed photos taken lash week. Mx. Scholl continued, it can be seen from the first one what it was like and what it has become, granted it is not trees. His recommendation is that to continue with the planting of the cedars which were proposed for the outer perimeter because those are species that once they are in, they are slow-growing to begin with. They can be set in place, but a5 they go forward with the rest of i