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Minutes of the meeting:
1.
Approval of Minutes from the December meeting (these are posted on the website:
http://www.holdernessconservationcommission.org) Approved as distributed
2. Permits and other matters
a. The Rockywold—Deephaven permit was
okayed.
b. Reynolds Project—Letter dated
27 December was received from DES. It indicated six items that the Reynolds
must answer prior to the 26th of April. If questions are not
answered by that time, the permit will be denied. One question was related to
our inquiry as to whether an alternative route existed that was located on
higher ground.
c. Receipt
of the NH Floodplain Management Handbook—Chair will take home to read and bring
back to next meeting of the Commission
d. Letter from received from
the New Hampshire Timber Owners Association indicated our membership in the
association had been activated.
3. Up
Coming Meetings and courses.
a. The
meeting began at
4. Old
Business
a.
Progress with respect to future trail work on Pilote Property—E-mail from
Reggie Pettit was described. He, Anne Packard and Jennifer Preiss(of the Forest
Service) examined the trail on the Pilotte Property
to determine what needs to be done. The USFS is willing to loans tools and
machines to do work on the trail. Much of the problem with the trail is
associated with poor cross-trail drainage. Work should be done late summer or
early fall to avoid “boggy-ness”.
b.
Reynolds property status—See item 2b.
c.
Filing of materials—Anne reported that she had been working on the filing of
materials. Papers are now filed by map section/lot number, which will make
things easier to reference, particularly if properties change hands.
d.
2007 budget—Barbara Currier noted that our request for $5000 for the
Conservation Fund was approved and will be part of the budget request at the
Town Meeting.
e.. Sign on Conservation Easement—Sign has been
straightened.
f. Carbon
initiative warrant article—Barbara was unsure as to whether the Selectboard had
agreed to put the article on the agenda. She would find out on Friday and if
not, the Chair will meet with the Selectboard on the 22nd for a
second request. The commission voted unanimously, to request that the Selectmen
add the resolution.
g. Continued planning for
March meeting on Vernal Pools with a follow-up April workshop on Vernal pools—No
change in status. Chair will contact
people at
5. New
Business
a.
Possible discussion with Alex Ray about conservation easements—Chair had
contacted Alex and will continue to do so, until meeting can be arranged.
b.
Two intents to cut have been filed, both in east Holderness
c. Nancy McDonald had forwarded the Chair an e-mail from
Dave Leathers (Spill response complaint investigation section, DES). A Green
Yards follow-up inspection had been made at Royea’s
Auto Salvage Yard. Final report will be sent to the owner and to us, when that
report has been finalized. Barbara indicated that the Selectboard would like to
be kept informed on this matter, as they have also been dealing with it. Nancy
has been following the issues and indicated that she would inform the
commission as to when the report was received and as to other transformations
at and adjacent to the junkyard.
d.
Following a brief discussion, it was decided that the Commission should sponsor
a regional meeting of local commissions in April or May with the topic dealing
with the 20 question sheet that Jacque had received from DES education outreach
person. We will make plans on this at a future meeting.
e.
A brief discussion was held on the concomitant meeting being held on
6. Other
Business
a.
Our next meeting will be on the 15th of February at our regular time
of
In Attendance: Barbara Currier, Jacque Jewell, Anne Packard,
Nancy McDonald and Larry Spencer
CC members in attendance