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<br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> Water Quality: Issues and Initiatives (ongoing discussion item) <br /> Public feedback solicitation forwarded to all commissioners, requiring sign-up for <br />review slots with numbered document lines for line-by-line comments <br />th <br /> May 8 meeting scheduled as deadline for reviewing updated guide reflecting <br />new POP standards <br /> Mashpee Wakeby Pond Alliance Group received forwarded information for <br />distribution to interest groups, with no response received yet <br /> Commissioners will submit individual comments rather than a unified <br />commission submission, with the conservation department providing separate <br />feedback <br /> <br />Save Popponesset Bay – Strategy and Fertilizer Initiative Public Comment <br /> Mr. Malloy presented future organization goals as a wider, deeper channel <br />projects approach execution phase <br /> Spring fertilizer education campaign planned, targeting the first application period <br />when algae problems intensify during the second application cycle <br /> Popponesset Vista ..... donor base identified as a distribution channel for <br />educational materials around the bay area <br /> Personal neighbor-to-neighbor outreach showing positive results with residents <br />agreeing to participate in bay-friendly practices <br /> <br />Legislative & Regulatory Framework <br /> Falmouth fertilizer initiative referenced as model with legislative bill refiled at the <br />state House, awaiting hearing feedback <br /> 5 to 6 Cape Cod towns have joined Falmouth’s advocacy efforts, requiring town <br />meeting participation and hearing attendance <br /> 2013 Barnstable County Delegate Assembly ordinance created a limited window <br />for local fertilizer regulations that was missed due to insufficient community <br />attention <br /> State-level approval requirement for local fertilizer regulations attributed to strong <br />lobby presence at the state House level <br /> <br /> Ch. 172 – Regulation 25 (LSCSF) Performance Standards – Draft 8 <br /> <br />Status & Process <br /> Draft 8 is ready for public comment hearing with Mr. McManus’s edited version <br />incorporating previous comments <br /> Regulation described as ‘most impactful regulation’ ever adopted by the <br />Conservation Commission <br /> Two-year development process nearing completion with final public hearing step <br />remaining <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />