06/01/2022 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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dal 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 interest in the 2007 Open Space Plan. He posed the question to the property owner for the town to purchase to expand open space acquisition and the property owner is interested. The most prudent pathway would be to submit jointly with the Planning Department and Conservation as a request for funding with the amount conditional of a third party appraisal. Having a willing property owner is great. He put a draft letter of support in the packet, it shouldn't come from the Chair as she sits on the CPC. If she will vote on the CPC she will not vote here. He included a draft of the application, it is pretty well complete, and he is suggesting the Board obtain letters of support. This is developable land for single family homes and is going to be expensive in consideration to market trends. Identifying partnerships will be important. He met with MA Fish and Wildlife but they may need to seek additional funding. He is seeking Planning Board support for submission to the CPC to get the ball rolling. He is hoping the CPC would fund the initial appraisal that is compliant with yellowbook standards. He is not 100% sure what that means, that was a suggestion from MA Fishery and Wildlife. This doesn't come up all the time. In consideration of what is already protected, this is a modest 8 acres, and given its continuity with adjacent conservation land, and the potential to expand the trail network, it seems like a good parcel for open space. MOTION: Mr. Balzarini made a motion to submit an application to the CPC for purchase of this 8 acre parcel of open space on 751 Main Street, in conjunction with Conservation, signed by the Vice Chair. Seconded by Mr. Fulone. All in favor. Ms. Waygan abstained. Clean Water Initiative Ms. Waygan noted this is a high priority item for the town in an effort to improve water quality. The Select Board convened and they are supposed to meet again but they are looking at what is in the jurisdiction to protect and improve the water in town. She would like to start this again and she asked Mr. Lehrer to look at the rules and regulations, bylaws, storm water, and Special Permit designs. She is putting this out to Board members and the public. She is looking for ideas that would improve water quality and to bring them forward. Cluster subdivisions require mitigation strategies. Run off water has to go to vegetation, this may be a public information session. Natural Resources devoted a discussion about ponds for homeowners and the dangers of fertilizer. She would like to keep this on the agenda. The Chair called for Public Comment and recognized Paul Colombo. Paul Colombo- He is the current Secretary of the Mashpee Conservation Commission. He would like to speak as a full time Mashpee resident and inform the Planning Board on what they have been working on within the Commission, primarily update on their most recent meeting from May 26, 2022. He came to Mashpee 6 years ago as a retired school teacher within the environmental and physical sciences. He was largely involved with the National Science Foundation as well as having extensive background working on Conservation Commissions within the towns of Clinton and Leominster. He brings a unique perspective. We don't all agree on everything but we do work together as a team. As everyone is aware, we have a major issue on our hands in Mashpee. The focus is on sewer and this will be a long arduous winding road for all of us to navigate. When he was the Chair of the Commission 13