On Apr 18, 2012 7:51 PM EDT Eloise Salls changed a meeting of Conservation Commission as follows:
March 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. AGENDA 1) Minutes of previous meeting (review, amend and approve) 2) Treasurer’s report as of Current $ a) Funds available (need latest from Town Acct/Lee Tabor) i) Annual budget ……………………………… 3/17/10 $ 500 ii) Ford Foundation…………………………….. iii) Mt. Pisgah ………………………………….. iv) Wetland Fund………………………………. v) Land Acquisition Funds/Open Space Fund………………………. b) Fill out and sign all required forms (deposit & reimbursement form, warrants,…) c) Receipts d) Invoices i) Determine with Town Accountant if can use the Open Space fund as revolving fund for Forest Stewardship program. 3) Mail a) Periodicals i) ii) b) Notices (meetings, seminars, etc.) 4) Needs discussion, decision, and/or response i) Brian Lewis property on River Road—request for ‘home construction business’. Must send letter to ZBA and cc to Planning and hesalth Boards and Bldg inspector with ConComm position/feedback. ii) Website – Lee has first draft, need to get Linda Plummer to put into ‘private area’ for ConComm review and comment—date from Lee. iii) Trail Maps – First pass done by Dan Stimson/SVT. Steve to meet with Skip 3/20 or 3/22 and provide digital text for all trails as already done on the website, Skip to modify and to Walter for comment and review, then to all ConComm for review at/by 4/7 meeting, then print trail maps for May Town meeting—also include large map of entire town. iv) Earth Day 4/17—PR (Louise to contact cable, papers), Jerry to get yellow bags, Karen to get flyer into schools and contact scouts, Skip to get cooler/water bottles and Carl Matthew Truck, Skip told Pere Gemelli at Transfer Station, Louise to get kids ice cream coupons, volunteers to man signup table at town center (Lee from 8-11? And Louise after 11?), volunteers (Skip and Steve) to do pick up with truck at day’s end.Dmixed use proposal. b) Wetlands issues i) 5) 8:00 Wetlands hearings (Takes precedent over previous unfinished items) i) Riverbridge may attend with ANRAD for water line from across River Rd West (from residences at River Run property)formal ANRAD hearing continued to 2/21 to allow Pat Garner and Waterman Associates to finalize mean annual high watermark determinations. Tonight Mike Dryden from Waterman Associates will be in at 8PM to discuss proposed trails and North Brook crossing to connect to Solomon Pond. 6) Appointments (Takes precedent over previous unfinished items) 1. 8PM Cory Musorofiti to appear with restoration plan for Clark area damaged by his 4 wheeler 2. 7) Business (issues, projects, …) a) Old i) Forest Stewardship status—MA Fish and Wildlife walk, final report from forester(date?), pay invoice for forester (date) and submit to MA for ConComm payment (date ? to meet deadline) ii) Trail markings: install sign for Devine land at parking area (text on left states to keep on ROW, right side shows latest map), Pisgah Trailhead sign install, wetland crossing flasher on post to be installed at bottom of Devine field, mark trails and intersections per all final trail maps. Impact Expressions/Hopkinton to provide all signs at cost. b) New (members should attempt to notify chair prior to printing of agenda) i) ii) 8) Land Acquisition and Management (May require closed meeting with 48 hr. posting) a) By parcel i) ii)to
April 18, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. AGENDA 1) Minutes of previous meeting (review, amend and approve) 2) Treasurer’s report as of Current $ a) Funds available (need latest from Town Acct/Lee Tabor) i) Annual budget $500 ii) Wetland Fund Approx (get amount from Lee tabor after Garner invoice) iii) Open Space Fund Approx $450K after Eager purchase closes on 5/21/12 and after state grant for $234K received and after Simon Properties annual payment of $50,000 on 3/12/12 and after approx $2K more from Clark logging in next few weeks iv) Fill out and sign all required forms (deposit & reimbursement form, warrants,…) b) Receipts -- none c) Invoices – Pat Garner for Maplewood peer review, possibly B&L for Wheeler CR 3) Mail/MACC/DEP a) Periodicals—none tonight b) Notices (meetings, seminars, etc.) Sustainability conference in April 4) Business, issues, projects/ needs discussion, decision, and/or response i) Website – needs update with open space plan, girl scout activity, enforcement order activity and status with NOI hearing, Eager gift, Earth Day, Maplewood status, bicentennial activities ii) Rhodes needs OOC extension for Dudley Rd — need Concomm vote to extend COCs per state regs iii) Eager Woods – Closing will be no later than 5/21/12 so CR can be recorded with state and done for closing (allows sufficient time after 5/7/12 town meeting warrant to be certified) . iv) Earth Day 4/28/12 – discuss status and to do items remaining v) Wetlands hearings (Takes precedent over previous unfinished items) Maplewood Farm – NOI hearing continuation at 8 PM tonight, continued from 4/4/12. ConComm received a peer review letter on status of NOI updates and recommendations going forward. vi) Walter Bickford made and installed 12 bluebird boxes at Suasco—look great vii) Chestnut planting-- The American Chestnut Foundation and Berlin School and Ma`Dept of Ag and Concomm hosted an informal talk, chestnut demonstration and informative hands-on items, ands planting of 3 blight-resistant chestnut trees at Berlin School on 4/10/12. Write-up with names of attendees were sent to Clinton Item for publication. viii) Berlin Meadows-- Walter Bickford, Karen Scheffer and Judy Christiansen/family spread the mulch on the perennial garden at Berlin Meadows. 5) 1. New Business (issues, projects, …) Members should attempt to notify chair prior to printing of agenda) i) Bicentennial activity plans with names responsible and dates (bird walk, owl walk, geo-cache/map contest, wolf presentation, raptor presentation, other ii) DOA to repair 2 culverts, iii) Discuss cutting fallen/downed wood on conservation lands at Berlin Meadows 6) Land Acquisition and Management (May require closed meeting/executive session) a) Status/discussion on letters from Walter Bickford to Ledle Corp and to Oberg/owners of east face of Mount Pisgah off Lyman –note that FY13 grant closes 7/12/12!
So that the meeting notice now reads:
Town: | Berlin, MA |
Board: | Conservation Commission |
Time: | Wednesday April 18, 2012 7:30 PM EDT |
Location: | Berlin Town Offices |
Agenda: | April 18, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. AGENDA 1) Minutes of previous meeting (review, amend and approve) 2) Treasurer’s report as of Current $ a) Funds available (need latest from Town Acct/Lee Tabor) i) Annual budget $500 ii) Wetland Fund Approx (get amount from Lee tabor after Garner invoice) iii) Open Space Fund Approx $450K after Eager purchase closes on 5/21/12 and after state grant for $234K received and after Simon Properties annual payment of $50,000 on 3/12/12 and after approx $2K more from Clark logging in next few weeks iv) Fill out and sign all required forms (deposit & reimbursement form, warrants,…) b) Receipts -- none c) Invoices – Pat Garner for Maplewood peer review, possibly B&L for Wheeler CR 3) Mail/MACC/DEP a) Periodicals—none tonight b) Notices (meetings, seminars, etc.) Sustainability conference in April 4) Business, issues, projects/ needs discussion, decision, and/or response i) Website – needs update with open space plan, girl scout activity, enforcement order activity and status with NOI hearing, Eager gift, Earth Day, Maplewood status, bicentennial activities ii) Rhodes needs OOC extension for Dudley Rd — need Concomm vote to extend COCs per state regs iii) Eager Woods – Closing will be no later than 5/21/12 so CR can be recorded with state and done for closing (allows sufficient time after 5/7/12 town meeting warrant to be certified) . iv) Earth Day 4/28/12 – discuss status and to do items remaining v) Wetlands hearings (Takes precedent over previous unfinished items) Maplewood Farm – NOI hearing continuation at 8 PM tonight, continued from 4/4/12. ConComm received a peer review letter on status of NOI updates and recommendations going forward. vi) Walter Bickford made and installed 12 bluebird boxes at Suasco—look great vii) Chestnut planting-- The American Chestnut Foundation and Berlin School and Ma`Dept of Ag and Concomm hosted an informal talk, chestnut demonstration and informative hands-on items, ands planting of 3 blight-resistant chestnut trees at Berlin School on 4/10/12. Write-up with names of attendees were sent to Clinton Item for publication. viii) Berlin Meadows-- Walter Bickford, Karen Scheffer and Judy Christiansen/family spread the mulch on the perennial garden at Berlin Meadows. 5) 1. New Business (issues, projects, …) Members should attempt to notify chair prior to printing of agenda) i) Bicentennial activity plans with names responsible and dates (bird walk, owl walk, geo-cache/map contest, wolf presentation, raptor presentation, other ii) DOA to repair 2 culverts, iii) Discuss cutting fallen/downed wood on conservation lands at Berlin Meadows 6) Land Acquisition and Management (May require closed meeting/executive session) a) Status/discussion on letters from Walter Bickford to Ledle Corp and to Oberg/owners of east face of Mount Pisgah off Lyman –note that FY13 grant closes 7/12/12! |
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Posted At: | Apr 05, 2012 6:00 AM EDT |
Last Modified: | Apr 18, 2012 7:51 PM EDT |