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Mq�WN�'NMM <br />16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, Massachusetts o2649 <br />Mr. Lehrer established a general understanding of what the policies and priorities will be along <br />with what the ultimate goal and mission will be of the regulation. The heavy lift will be <br />establishing an engagement program with education workshops because he thinks everyone <br />wants to protect and preserve native trees, but the harder sell is the regulation of private <br />property. They want to take as much time as necessary to sell the policy and the objective. It is <br />to enhance the health of the Mashpee environment. <br />Ms. Faulkner stated it keeps property values high and she does not want to see any heat <br />islands here. <br />Mr. Lehrer commented that due to the robust education they want to have on this, he would <br />like to give this proposal the attention it is due within the community. He is suggesting staff put <br />together a program with the intention of October Town Meeting. If the Board supports the <br />article, they are looking at a July submission. <br />Ms. Waygan knows DEP has its draft amendments out that are up for public comment through <br />December. If you have impacted waterways you will have all systems converted to IAs or get a <br />water shed permit, and it will be interesting to see if the tree bylaw can be part of that water <br />shed permit. One of the biggest selling points is the impacted waters. She would like Mr. <br />Lehrer to see if that could be a part of that permit. Any progression made will make the water <br />shed permit more accepted by the state. She would also like a copy of the Lynnfield bylaw. <br />Ms. Faulkner commented there are no outfalls in Ashumet or Santuit Pond. That means in that <br />water shed there is nowhere for the water to go but into the ponds. <br />Mr. Lehrer stated generally what that means is there are infiltrating leaching systems where it <br />goes through a pit and leaches through sand. The outfall would be a pipe coming out into the <br />water. It would be collecting in some area and being discharged into some area of the pond. <br />Ms. Faulkner commented there is this recycling of phosphorus going on and when the plant life <br />dies the cells of these plants secrete phosphorus. How do you ever clean up the ponds if it is <br />recycling as it is not talking about pollutants going into the water. <br />Mr. Lehrer said there is managing the external and internal loading. You have to dredge the <br />material out to deal with the internal loading. The sediment on the bottom of Santuit pond, in <br />looking at motor boats with the phosphorous, is not released it stays. If it is churned up and re- <br />suspended, which you do not want, you have to dredge it up. <br />14 <br />