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16 Great Neck RoadNorth <br />wlashyee, -Massachusetts oz649 <br />Ms. Waygan thinks the people need to be invited to participate. This method to get these <br />regulations online is clever. She applauds them for figuring this out thoughtfully and carefully. <br />Some lots are already grandfathered. We are in a toxic water crisis and the town needs to <br />move on these quickly. She asked if the subcommittee meetings were public. Mr. McManus <br />stated they are not advertised as they are advisory. He checked to see if they required <br />advertising and they don't. He would be happy to have public participation and advertise <br />them. Ms. Waygan would love to go and they should somehow be a Public Meeting without <br />Public Comment, as that is required of the Commission. She believes any subcommittee <br />meeting should be held in a public space, and the more you attend the more you understand. <br />She went over a few of the items they are working on now. She noted filing fees, reduction of <br />nutrient loading, and no fill in the floodplain, as being on the radar of the overall strategic <br />approach as part of the Conservation Commission process. The 150ft setback to wetlands <br />has to go to Town Meeting. The 100ft buffer is in the Chapter 172-2 bylaw. <br />- Fertilizer Restrictions and other Wetlands Protection Regulations <br />There were a few mentions that this fell under the Conservations Commission, but Mr. Lehrer <br />noted it was the bylaw that was delved into the least. He noted the DPW Director has <br />concerns as to how it was brought to Town Meeting prior, but she hasn't provided any <br />feedback yet. He will await her comments. <br />Mr. McManus raises concerns as the Conservation Agent when it comes to a complete ban <br />on fertilizer. The Commission and 90% of permits and orders provide some form of mitigation <br />or planting that need startup fertilizer for it to be meaningful and establish plantings. It is a <br />consistent requirement from most applications for permits issued. He noted it is not a copious <br />amount, its startup, but there are special conditions about it being organic and ensure the <br />least amount of impact to water as possible, but the mitigation needs to establish and prosper. <br />Expansion with a change of footprint or taking a lawn and doing mitigation with native <br />plantings, if handcuffed with no fertilizer at all, impedes on that mitigation. <br />Ms. Waygan commented there was a presentation before the Select Board regarding horse <br />power regulations proposed for Santuit Pond which is also a Town Meeting vote. <br />Mr. Lehrer wanted to clarify that the subcommittee process Mr. McManus outlined would be <br />supplementary to any engagement and education process. This comes after a fair amount of <br />analysis to determine what properties this impacts. There was a great amount of feedback <br />given by the consultants that were hired from these property owners. He wanted to be <br />considerate of items that were brought forth in order to make this second go a successful one. <br />His timeline is for the end of February. He also noted the consultants would like to be involved <br />in this process because they seek the permits on a daily basis, and they feel they will add <br />value. He would like to invite them into a listening session to get feedback on the draft. After <br />12 <br />