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The"Committee"has full membership.The present con- to the Town.This was due to weather damages occurring stituency of the voting members of the"Committee"is as during 1986 and the continuing effects of high water in the follows: Quashnet Bog. It is hoped that work will be done before Morris Kirsner, Esquire - Chairman this spring in the golf course section of the river to remove Chester Koblinsky - Vice Chairman the blockage caused by snags and excessive weed growth. Henry Urquhart - Secretary The golf course proprietors have reduced the amount of B. Jean Thomas fertilizers that they apply so that the weed problem should Jerry Monaghan be less severe in the future. William Martiros The Commission continued to be busy; 80 applications Catherine E. Conroy for Notices of Intent and 44 applications for Determina- John A. Lower tion of Applicability which resulted in 170 hearings pro- Bruce McHenry, Barnstable Representative ducing $2,000 in fees paid to the Town. Interest on the Thomas Abbott, Falmouth Representative Conservation Fund amounted to$1,730.57.The Commis. Richard Buckland, Sandwich Representative sion expended $15,475 from the Fund on the necessary The four ex-officio, non-voting members are: evaluations for the Santuit land purchases. $17,293.29 re- Senate Senator Paul D. Doane mains in the Fund as of December 31, 1987. (Cape and Island Senatorial District) The Home Rule Petition voted at Annual Town Meeting Representative Thomas Cahir 1986 providing for Associate Members who could act as (Third Barnstable Representative District) voting alternates went into effect in February of 1987.This Mark Robinson has significantly eased the quorum difficulties that have Representative of Office of Coastal Zone Mgmt. sometimes occurred. John Fiske The Home Rule Petition voted at Annual Town Meeting Representative of Department of Fisheries, 1986 providing for Associate Members who could act as Wildlife and Recreational Vehicles voting alternates went into effect in February of 1987.This has significantly eased the quorum difficulties that have sometimes occurred. Respectfully submitted, The Commission wishes to extend its thanks to John Morris Kirsner, Chairman Varkonda for services in 1986 an 1987. John resigned in South Cape Beach State Park September 1987 to move to a new job on Martha's Vine- Advisory Committee yard.We wish him the best of luck. In December,we were fortunate to welcome Lisa Hanscom as our new Conserva- tion Agent.As there was a possibility that due to the fiscal Report-of the situation the position would not be immediately filled,the Comthe support we received Conservation Commission n urging thesion n importance of hamost grateful for vling someone aboard as soon as possible. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen In closing,we wish to extend our thanks to former Com- and the Citizens of Mashpee: mission members March DuPont and Heather Urpuhart. We welcome new members March DuPont and Heather In 1987 the voters continued to place priority on land Urpuhart.We welcome new member Joseph Burns and our acquisition, voting to acquire three parcels of land at the new associate member, Patrick Coffey. We are also most north end of Santuit Pond; twenty acres of this has been grateful for the hard work done by the John's Pond Park closed on.When complete,this land purchase will protect Sub-Committee and the.Mashpee River Woodlands Sub- an important well site and help prevent the accelerated Committee in managing those parcels of Conservation deterioration of Santuit Pond.The Town also voted to pur- Land. sue the purchase of additional land on the Mashpee River. The Mashpee River Woodlands Sub-Committee is pursu- ing a fund raising effort to lessen the financial impact on V. Louise Behrman, Chairman the Town's budget. Gertrude Ferriday This year,the Commission has been involved in exten- Elliot Rosenberg sive preapplication conferences with developers of two Mary Marsters large parcels of land, comprising the developments of Carol Jacobson Willowbend and Stratford Ponds. We appreciate the Joseph Burns cooperation of both of the developers in working to resolve Conservation Commission environmental issues in this framework as it provides all Patrick Coffey, Associate Member parties more time flexibility to explore solutions that will Lisa Hanscom, Conservation Agent benefit both the environment of the Town and that of the Diana Lund, Commission Secretary future residents of the developments. Cranberry bog receipts were down; $25,117 being paid - 110 -