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Town of Mashpee Conservation Commission <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> MOTION: To request peer review for the project as presented at 28 <br /> Wilsons Grove from Brian McCormick at the Barnstable County <br /> Extension Office as soon as possible with a focus being on evaluation of <br /> any unacceptable significant or cumulative impact upon the wetland <br /> values protected by state and local bylaws for the project as presented <br /> and offering any remedies or recommendations for project <br /> modifications to reduce said cumulative impacts. <br /> Motion by: Sarah Thornbrugh Seconded bv: Sandi Godfrey <br /> Vote: Motion passed. <br /> Aye: Steven Cook, Sarah Thornbrugh, Sandi Godfrey, Seana Pitt <br /> Nay: Richard Sahl <br /> MOTION: To for continuance to December 11, 2025. <br /> Motion by: Sandi Godfrey Seconded by: Richard Sahl <br /> Vote: Motion passed by unanimous vote. <br /> (Steven Cook, Sarah Thornbrugh, Sandi Godfrey, Seana Pitt, Richard <br /> Sahl) <br /> NOI 275 Quinaquisset Avenue, Southworth Mashpee Properties, LLC. Proposed construction 43- <br /> and maintenance of twelve (12) single-family homes with paved driveway, sidewalk, 3237 <br /> drainage systems, and utilities. Associated <br /> (Representative: Baxter-Nye Engineering & Surveying) (cont. 05.04.23 / 11.14.2024) <br /> The project's representative was Baxter Nye Engineering and Surveying, and the application had been <br /> continued several timesoriginally filed in May 2023, then November 2024, and again in February 2025. The <br /> DEP file number for the project is 43-3237. <br /> Representing the applicant, Matthew Woody, Professional Engineer with Baxter Nye, introduced the project <br /> team. With him in person was Michael Soares, a wetland scientist from Professional Environmental Services, <br /> and joining remotely were April Dorofsky, also a wetland scientist and permitting specialist, and Attorney Jack <br /> McElhinney, legal counsel for Willowbend. <br /> Mr. Woody explained that the team was not seeking a vote to close the hearing that evening, but rather <br /> providing an update on the project's progress. <br /> He reviewed the project history for newer Commissioners, noting that at the February 2025 hearing, the <br /> team presented revised plans that reduced the number of proposed homes from fourteen to twelve, significantly <br /> decreasing wetland impacts. At that time, the project was awaiting Planning Board approval, as the Land Court <br /> had remanded it back for reconsideration. The Planning Board granted its approval in April 2025, allowing the <br /> applicant to proceed with detailed design and permitting. <br /> Following that approval, the team advanced work on the cranberry bog mitigation and restoration plan, <br /> engaging with multiple state agencies. Mr. Woody reported that the project triggered Massachusetts <br /> Environmental Policy Act (MEPA)review due to the scale of the proposed bog restoration. Meetings were <br /> held with MEPA officials and related agencies in May 2025, followed by consultations with the Massachusetts <br /> Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in June 2025. <br /> During those discussions, the applicant submitted technical memoranda and performance standard <br /> worksheets, demonstrating how the project met the Wetlands Protection Act's riverfront and wetland <br /> regulations. DEP reviewed those submissions and agreed that the project meets all applicable performance <br />