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<br />Freshwater Ponds Committee <br />January 20,206 <br /> <br />herring run, video monitoring will be implemented, while manual counts will continue for <br />comparison purposes. <br /> Proposed Quashnet Valley Subdivision <br />A proposal for 24 additional single-family units is under MEPA review. The original permit <br />for the development was approved in 1976, with 62 existing house lots previously reviewed <br />between 2015 and 2017. There are currently 17 homes constructed; the new proposal <br />would add 24 more. The area is designated box turtle habitat, requiring MEPA review for <br />land “takings,” with a mitigation ratio of 1.5 acres into protection for every acre impacted. <br />The submission deadline is January 22 at noon, with materials available through the <br />Environmental Monitor. The project is not proposed to connect to town wastewater <br />service. <br />Dan Kent recommended that the committee consider submitting comments encouraging a <br />cluster system or connection to an existing wastewater facility to reduce nitrogen loading, <br />noting that the area drains into Waquoit Bay. Questions were raised about management <br />and capacity if a cluster system were pursued. Several members expressed concern that <br />the matter may fall outside the committee’s mission or watershed focus. The consensus <br />was that members may comment individually rather than on behalf of the committee. <br />Select Board Chair Michaela Wyman-Colombo noted that, due to time constraints, the <br />Select Board will not be submitting a letter as a board; however, some individual members <br />may submit comments independently. <br />Subgroup Updates <br /> Mashpee Ponds Inventory <br />Irene Checkovich and Linda Farricy provided an update on the Pond Profile initiative. The <br />goal is to capture comprehensive information on each pond, drawing inspiration from <br />resources such as the Brewster Pond Guide. Using the Mashpee Environmental Coalition <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />