Heat. Heat. Good evening. Welcome to the May 20th, 2026 meeting of the Falmouth Conservation Commission. This meeting is being held virtually via Zoom video conference and is also being broadcast by FCTV on cable channel. As this
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a participant. When you are selected, you must have your video enabled, be succinct, and respectful of others. Public comments will be limited to three minutes each. Regarding RDAs, under a request for determination of applicability, the applicant is asking the commission to
determine if the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act and/or theorm with wetland bylaws apply to their proposed project. A negative determination is that the provisions of the act and or bylaws do not apply. Therefore, the act may proceed as proposed. A positive determination means
the provisions of the act and or bylaw do in fact apply and or may require some conditions. Therefore, the project would require a notice of intent application. So, as an applicant, you want to hear a negative determination. And for the benefit of anybody waiting for a particular hearing, the following
are expected to continue. 38 Squid Drive, 58 Westwood A, and 41 Davis Neck Road. All right. Um, to begin,
I review and approve the minutes of V6 2026. Mr. >> Chairman, I review the minutes and I'd move approval. Patent Crystal second. >> I got a A motion and a second. Any questions?
And I will call the role. Dan >> Walsh. I >> Jim I. >> Ronnie I >> Dave >> I >> and D motion passes. We've approved and
accepted the minutes for May 6, 2026. For other business, discuss and vote conservation commission support for a conservation restriction on 44 Bitter Street Road. Jen. >> Yes, Mr. Chairman. I am promoting Cat
Kald from the compact of Cape Cod to present the CR to the board. Good evening, Cat. >> Good evening, everybody. Thank you so much for adding me to your agenda tonight. Is everyone able to hear me? >> Yes.
>> Yes. Great. Uh so tonight I have before you a conservation restriction that is being privately donated to the 300 committee. Uh the Hazelton family, also known as Bittersweet Farm Trust, um own
a piece of property off of Bittersweet Road. It's 6.7 acres and it is a a gem of a parcel in that it contains biodiversity habitat. It's uh you know has some agricultural soils that are
really important and basically overall the family realized how important their large in in comparison to um other uh properties in Falmouth how large and special this land is and wanted to do
everything they could to protect it. So over the last 2 years, we've been working with them to craft this conservation restriction that will permanently protect the property. It will allow for agricultural use as
needed and if wanted. Um, but most of all, it's just an opportunity to showcase the fact that there are private citizens out there that are driven and wanting to identify ways to protect
special properties across town. Um, this is an average conservation restriction in that as a private land owner, this is not going to create any sort of public use. However, the fact that it is open, it contributes to water quality along
the Kunameset River Greenway, it, you know, provides so many different benefits from a natural resource perspective that I'm hoping that the conservation commission tonight will um vote to support this conservation restriction
and make a recommendation to the select board to approve this conservation restriction um so that we can get this recorded at the registry of deeds. >> Thank you, Cat. Ken, >> so Cat, you want them to vote support
for the conservation restriction and vote to recommend approving the conservation restriction um to the select board? >> Yeah. So the vote would be to support the conservation restriction and then um provide a letter of support stating that
to the select board as they have to be the final sign off from the town. >> Perfect. Thank you for clarifying that. It is a great little piece of property over there. >> Yeah, >> it is. >> All right, I'll open it up for commissioner questions or comments.
Start with you, Dan. So the just out of curiosity trying to understand so the restriction obviously they can continue to farm on the property. So if someday one assumes that they're not going to be around any longer. So is the property going to be able to be farmed after they're gone?
>> Yes. So a conservation restriction when we record it it's in perpetuity as you probably know. And because we've put those provisions for agricultural activities that means it travels with the deed no matter what owner. So if someone were to come along and want to
continue farming this property, they will be able to. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> That was it. Kim. >> Kim. >> Uh who who actually owns the property?
>> Currently the property is owned by Bittersweet um I'm sorry, Bittersweet Farm Trust. They are going to retain ownership and through that ownership the 300 committee will be holding this conservation restriction. So we will be monitoring it
annually um keeping in close communication with the land owner. Um currently the trust is under the Hazelton's daughter's names. Um but Joe and Marilyn his wife um have a life
estate on that property. So they too had to approve this conservation restriction. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> No questions. >> No. Thank you, >> Steve. >> You don't happen to have a map of this
property, do you? >> I do. Um, give me just one moment. I will share my screen and um pull that up for you. Bear with me. Steve. Steve. It's on the east side of Sandwich Road at the Thomas Landers
intersection. >> Okay, here we go. >> East side. >> Share. Can everyone see my screen? >> Not quite. >> Right by the church thing. >> Here comes. >> There we go. We can see it. Cat. >> Great. So, here we are along Sandwich Road. There's Thomas B. Landers. This
property right here is the 300 committee's headquarters. >> Uhhuh. >> The property in question is down Bittersweet Road. It's 44 Bittersweet Road right here. And the conservation restriction is going to cover the entire
property. And we've pulled out an area, it's called a special use area, which will allow them to maintain their home and barn um and sort of limit other development activities that could go there, but they still are able to do what they need to do in terms of
utilities for their house and things like that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> No questions. >> Thank you, Dave. Uh, Ken, I'm I'm a little unclear on what changes once this is done and what
advantages it brings to the town because it doesn't seem like much is changing. >> Well, let me put it into perspective. This property, because it's so large, the highest and best use could be a cluster subdivision because of its size.
And by preventing development in the future, that means that it's going to help maintain water quality, be available for wildlife habitat, and the farming. >> So, it's it's keeping undeveloped. That's basically what this Yes. >> Yeah. We're removing the development rights.
>> Yeah. Great. Well, thank you. >> Yeah. Just to clarify, this the this CR follows the deed. >> Yes. >> Throughout. >> All right. Right. Well, >> if someone, you know, down the road wants to buy it and they know they're
getting into you, then >> that's that's it. >> It's their thing. So, um yeah, thank you for that. Um I got no further questions. Um seems like it's a you know, I'm okay with it. I will uh take a motion
>> make a motion to support the conservation restriction on 44 Bidder Street Road and to also send that letter of support to the select board for their vote. >> Bowman second. >> Got a motion and a second. Um Jen, just
for procedural, does this require a possible See if anybody in the audience has an issue. >> No, it does not. >> Perfect. Just want to make sure. Yep. Then I hear the a motion in a second. Any questions? Seeing none, I will call the role. Steve
>> and I. >> Dave. >> Jim. >> Grai. >> Ronnie. >> Bman. And I >> Driscoll. >> I did it say B. >> So it's 18 muted.
>> Dan Walsh. >> And Duff. Yeah. motion passes to um support the CR and send a letter to the the town c the select board. >> Thank you very much everybody. I hope that you have a good rest of the meeting
and I really appreciate your help with this. >> Thank you for >> good night C. >> All right, next we have a request for a continuence under a notice of intent. David and Marcy Barnes, 38 Squibnock
Drive, found with mass for permission to replace a piling and for the after fact permission to construct retaining walls, install a patio, replace of decking in alterex existing vegetation. Jen, >> yes, Mr. Chairman, this uh applicant has
requested continuence until June 10th so that the site can be properly staked. Make a motion to continue this notice of intent hearing until um July June 10th. Driscoll >> June 10th. >> Bowman second. >> Can a motion a second? Any questions?
Seeing none, I will call a roll. Steve >> Don I >> Dave >> I >> Jim >> Rathy. >> Ronnie >> Bman I Ron >> Driscoll I >> Dan >> Walshy >> and Duffy motion passes to continue this
hearing until June 10th. Next up, we got a request for determination of applicability. Chaportic Reality Trust, 8 Associates Road, Falmouth, Mass, for permission to install an irrigation well. A Glysa >> staff recommends a negative three under
the state and a negative -2 under the bylaw. Resource area boundaries are not confirmed. These negative determinations indicate that work described in this RDA is within an area subject to protection, but will not remove, fill, dredge, or alter the area. So the work does not require the filing of a notice of
intent. >> Move to determine work described is within an area subject to protection but will not res not remove fill drage or alter the area. Driscoll >> Coleman second got a motion and a second. Any questions?
Seeing none, I'll call the role. Steve >> and I. >> Dave. >> Jim. I >> Dan. Paul >> and Duffy I motion passes. Next
we got John J. Toyus revocable trust 24 five Grant Lane found Mass for permission to construct a pool cabana and after the fact permission to construct a front walkway, remove vegetation, install a pool patio, reconfigure driveway, construct the
retaining wall. Alyssa, >> the applicant has requested a continuance until June 3rd. >> The uh so move that they continue this uh hearing until a termination of applicability till June 3rd. >> A second
got a motion second. Any questions? Hearing none. I will call the roll. Steve Martin I. >> Dave >> Pentai. >> Jim McGrath. >> Ronnie Goldman. I >> Dan
>> and Dia motion passes to continue this hearing until June 3rd. >> And can I just ask what? We continued this already. So what was it that's delaying at this time? >> Um this is the first continuence for this RDA. There was some unpermitted
work on the property and a little confusion with the um design for work to to move ahead. So, we're just making sure that we have everything in one application to permit for the property owner. >> All right. Thank you.
>> Thank you. And the request for a hearing on a note of intent of hearing for David and Marcy Barnes has already been continued. Next up, continue requests to amend an existing order of conditions. Paul Lieberman and Rachel Nagger P. Lieberman
2015 revocable trust 24 Westward Road, Falmouth, Mass. request to amend the order of conditions for mass DEP number 25-4829 to install restoration plantings. Jen. >> Yes, Mr. Chairman. I am promoting
title Henry and Galen Far up I believe both from Executive Landscapes to present the amended um the continued amendment. Uh Tim Santos will not be joining us this evening. Okay, you're up.
>> Is title on? >> Title is on. Gayen. >> Title is okay, great. >> Okay, there I am. Can you all hear me? >> We can. >> Okay. All right. So, um this plan has come
been there and back. So, we revised on 512. Um and in that revision, uh we have updated the tree inventory. Um and in our notes we um we have some follow-up evasive work to be done. Um
there will be folure treatment of bittersweet and green bar and we also have some uh bittersweet and flora bundle rose that will be um removed by hand. Um we have removed the vista from
the plan. Um existing vegetation has been updated on the plan. um it wasn't exactly where it was supposed to be. So that was uh I went out there and put and got that all on the plan and via the suggestions
of the administrators, we have changed out some of the plant material that was deemed uh would be better suited to the area. Um and you know and the up the the plant list has been updated accordingly.
So basically we we've reviewed this with um you know members of the the team here and um we'd like to hopefully close this out so we can start proceeding with some of this work um and making it right
based on what the homeowners did without us present. Thank you, Jen. >> Um, yes. Gayen or title, do you have a plan you can put up for the board so they can see the changes? >> That would be great. >> Yes.
>> Yeah. And while he's bringing that up, we didn't have too too many comments. Just I think one of the oaks should be shifted slightly in the field. And as you saw in our staff reports, we do think there should be um some additional cedars to be conditioned cuz there were
several cedars that were removed. >> Okay. Okay. Um, but that's all all the comments I have, Mr. Chairman. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Melissa, did you have anything to add? >> Not at this time. Thank you.
>> Okay. So, what I'm sharing now is the revision from 512. Um, as you can see down here, which in includes all of what title was just mentioning. >> Perfect. Thank you.
>> Thank you very much. All right. Um, you can probably stop sharing and I'll go to commissioner comments. Jim, >> I have no no questions. Ronnie, >> no questions.
>> If the staff is happy with the new the new plan with the trees, I'm I'm all set with it. Thank you. Good luck with the project and I hope everything grows in. >> Thank you. >> I think I'm all set. Thank you, >> Steve. >> No questions. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
>> Dave, >> same here. What Ron said, if staff's cool with this, uh, so am I. So, no questions. >> I'm with the same opinion. All right. Make >> I'll uh >> make a motion to close the hearing and
take it under adisement. Driscoll >> Bowman second. >> Got a motion to close the hearing. Take it in revisement and a second. Any questions? No. Call roll. Jim. >> Ronnie. >> I
Dan >> Steve >> I >> sorry. Yeah. and Duffy. Motion passes to close the hearing and take it under advisement. Thanks, gentlemen. >> Thank you very much, commission. >> Thank you very much. >> Congratulations, gentlemen. >> Thank you.
>> Sorry to grow you so hard. >> Okay. >> All right. Next, we have a uh continued hearing under a enforcement order. Uh James Sahesian 21 Davis Neck Road found with mass unpermitted vegetation removal
within conservation jurisdiction. >> Chen. >> Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Sahesian, you need to s um accept coming into the meeting first try. Can you hear me?
>> We can hear you. Mr. Seahian, do you have your video on, sir? >> Uh, stop my video. >> Yeah, it should be right on the bottom to the left. >> It looks like there might be something blocking your camera. Do you have >> There we go.
>> You're good. Here you go, Mr. Sean. Welcome. >> Thank you. >> Um, uh, Bill, I'm gonna kick this one over to Alyssa. Um, she can recap our um, very productive site visit visit with Mr. Sahesian last Friday.
>> All right, Alyssa. >> Yes. So, we did meet with Mr. Sahesian last Friday as well as his son on his property to discuss um, what the staff's recommendation would be to remediate the open enforcement order. um as I sent you
all a small um GIS, you know, configuration of the approximate area of zone A that we find has been removed over the years. Uh we brought that out to the property, kind of identified that area in the field. Um
in communication with Mr. Sahesian, we are going to spread out those plantings in a slightly different configuration. Um everything is zone A and it is adjacent to the salt marsh. So um at the end of the day it's all the same area just slightly more dispersed on the
property and we're content with that. Um we can certainly work with Mr. Sahesian to determine some uh good plant species that will do well out there. I know he's a fan of beach plum and that is certainly um approvable on site so we can incorporate that as well.
Um there were some trees removed. So we would recommend recommend that some tree matter is restored on the property and we can find some appropriate locations where they don't impact his existing view corridor um and augment the buffer
out there. Um Mr. Seahian, we did identify that plant. It is um sassifras. >> Um they do grow by runners. They're awfully skinny. Um so that's what it is and they'll just grow back. So, um if you just uh leave them unmanaged,
they'll rejuvenate as they see fit. >> Um and in order to have enough time to sort of plant things and work with Mr. Sahesian and and um sort of stake out a good planting area, we re would recommend that the board um not require
this work to immediately take place this spring. We are coming down to, you know, kind of a one-mon time period. We would say at least by the fall would be an appropriate planting period. >> Um, and I think we can dot all of our eyes and cross our tees by then.
>> Okay. Um, >> yes. Um, >> did you want to say anything? >> Yes, I would, please. Um, I think it was a very productive meeting with Jen and Alyssa. Um, I just I'm not sure when it
was sent, but I just today received the proposed mitigation plan with the uh um with the configuration um but no dimensions. I was trying in a
very um I was I was trying to figure what the using a uh probably inaccurate scale of the house of what the dimensions are and how they affect u uh what's left of of
my yard uh back lot. Um, I would respectfully request if uh if you'd allow a second meeting to fine-tune um couple of issues with regard to that configuration and um dimensions of the
uh replanting area, but I am very confident that we're going to achieve uh arrive at a uh mutually agreeable solution. >> Thank you. All right. I will uh take it up with the
commissioners. Jim, >> um I'm just Can we vote on this? Um if there's going to be another meeting to discuss how the plannings are going to take place just as a point, >> I think we're going to have to I think we were prepared to close it, but Mr.
Sahasian, if you want to if you want to meet with us again, we can do that. Um, I do know that you have a status conference. Uh, when is that? That's on the 28th. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, we won't be able to meet be
we'll be we might be able to meet with you before the 28th, but the we won't be able to meet with the board again until probably June 3rd. >> That's that's fine. and and I'm fully prepared to uh to say to uh the judge
that exactly what's happened and I and that we're making headway to resolving the problem. >> Okay. >> I have no further questions, Mr. uh Commissioner. Mr. >> Thank you, >> Ronnie. >> No questions,
>> Ron. I'm all set. Thank you, >> Dan. Should we set an actual date or is the fall good enough for a date to have the mitigation in place? >> Dan, you can do that when we issue um the rema when we issue an an enforcement
order. We will have a date certain and it most likely will be either a uh October 15th or October 31st. >> Great. Thank you. >> Thank you, Steve. >> I don't have any questions. Thank you, >> Dave. Just one question, Mr. hate. You
said you received something just very recently like this week. Can you tell what was that again? Whom? >> So, we met we met last Friday >> at the site and I received I correct me if I'm wrong, Jen. Alyssa, I received uh
today a uh a a plan showing the area of mitigation, the area of plantings. Um I it it didn't show any dimensions. Uh I was I was
trying to convey uh unartfully uh uh previously um how that was going to what the dimensions were and how much yard back space I had left >> who back side of my house. >> I can elaborate it. It was just my staff
report. Um I sent it sometime yesterday. Um and Mr. Cian, I I don't have dimensions for you yet. What I tried to do was take the same approximate square footage, just the number that was shown on the other plan when it was a triangle, and I just tried to make it
into more of a rectangle. Um, so it will need to be very fine-tuned on your property. Working with the aerial photos and and the shadows, it was kind of hard to tell where that line of vegetation is, you know. >> Um, and there's certainly wiggle room.
Um, that was just a very rough idea. >> We're not doing it in the corner with elongating. >> Yeah. >> Right. Yeah. Thanks for that. That makes it clearer. Thanks. No more questions. Thanks. >> All right. Well, it looks like uh we're going to need to continue and it looks
like the third seems like a good date. So, um I'll entertain >> this hearing under a mandate enforcement audit till June 3rd. >> Driscoll >> Bowman. Second. Got a motion and a second to continue this hand this
hearing until the third and questions. Seeing none, I will call the roll. Jim >> McGrath I >> Ronnie >> Lman I. >> Ron >> I >> Dan >> Paul I. >> Steve >> Hton I. >> Dave >> Tentai.
>> And FBI motion to continue this hearing until June 3rd passes. Thank you Mr. Sian. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Dav. >> Thank you. >> All righty. One second. All right. Next, we have continued
hearings under an enforcement order. 58 Westward Road LLC CO Robert Martin, 58 Westward Road, Fmouth, Mass. unpermitted construction of a shed and removal of vegetation within the buffer to a coastal bank in coastal dune. again.
>> Uh, I guess we need to continue this out until, um, I guess litigation is settled. Um, I need to double check with council on what they want us to do with this lingering agenda item we have since we do know that it is being um, appealed.
So, we should kick this out for at least I'd say >> couple years, >> six months. Melissa, what do you think? What was that number again? I was writing >> six months. Um, so are
>> do we have meetings set six months out? I think only into September. >> No. Yeah. So, let's kick it out to our the last meeting we have scheduled in September and then we'll do it again. >> So, that is we have one out of 10 28 26
>> I think if I'm reading it right. >> What was that? >> Hearing date is the end of October the 28th. on on this sheet anyway. >> 26. >> Yeah, we might have stopped there because we never quite know when uh the fall town meeting is until we get much
closer. >> Yeah, I think we we did stop right there because we didn't know at the time. So, let's do October 28th. >> Make a motion to continue this hearing until the 28th of October. >> Second. >> Got a motion, a second to continue
hearing until October 28th. Any questions? Seeing none, I'll call the role. Jim >> McGrath, I >> Ronnie, >> Balman, I >> Dan, >> Steve, >> Ben, >> Dave, >> Kentai,
>> and Duffy. I motion passes to continue this hearing till October 28th. Next, Charles and Maria Clark, 41 Davis Neck Road, Fmouth, Mass. unpermitted cutting, clearing, and expansion of hardscape within conservation jurisdiction. Jen,
>> yes, Mr. Chairman, Alyssa, I don't seem to have that continuence email. >> Um, we didn't get one. We're waiting for an NOI to be filed. I know Mike Borcelli is working with the property owner and just getting details revised. Um, oh,
not that I saw. >> Okay. >> Um, so I I believe this is just a placeholder until we can receive access. >> Okay. In your conversations with Mike, do do we know how close he is to filing? >> Uh, very close. Looking for final
approval. So, I think if we kicked this out um, you know, a month to be safe, we'll certainly have it and probably advertise. >> Okay. So, June 24th. >> Yep. Okay. Make a motion to continue this hearing until June 24th. Driscoll second.
>> Got a motion, a second to continue this hearing till June 24th. Any questions? Seeing none. Jim >> McGrath I >> Ronnie >> I. >> Ron >> Driscoll I. >> Dan >> Paul. >> Steve >> Dan I.
>> Dave >> Dan I. >> And if motion passes continue this hearing until June 28th. Is it 28th or >> next? Voting on orders of conditions. First up, William Goldberg Trust, 175
Edgewater Drive East, East Falmouth, Mass. Jen. >> Yes, Mr. Ch. Give me one second. >> If I may, the quorum is Dan Ron Ronnie Bell.
Who's it again? Sorry. >> You, Ron, Ronnie, and Dan. >> Okay, >> Melissa, am I out of all the rest? >> Thank you. >> All right, so this one is
me one second. >> This is the one we tried to close, but we needed run. Oh, this is the >> this is the little one on the corner where they did some hardscape uh unmitted patio. They're putting it in an
area on slope in the front of the house cuz that's where the bank is and they have relocated their fence. >> Yep. >> Right. All right. >> I'll set issue an order of conditions as discussed. Driscoll
>> Bman second. Got a motion and second to issue order of conditions as discussed. Questions? None. Call the role. Dan >> Walsh. I >> Ron >> Driscoll I >> Ronnie >> I
>> and Duffy I. Motion passes 40 to issue a motion dis motion discussed. Next Peter and Mary McManis 113 Tick Path Falmouth Mass. Jen >> pick. Yes. This is the
>> dock, isn't it? >> It's just a square dock. Um, >> this is the dock. Um, uh, they do need to provide a shellfish mitigation plan. Typically, the board in
the past has required uh the funding of 10,000 seed cohog. Um, so we can put that in,000 seed. Um, and that pricing comes from uh I
believe we buy our seeds still at Arc out in Dennis. So that's where that comes from. I don't remember. >> So the the big open issue from the last discussion was Mike needed to do a calculation for the mitigation for the
other items that he didn't hadn't been able to do when we had the last discussion. So, it was the walkway in front and some other thing that he had a >> Okay. >> So, we're going to need a revised plan from Mike um outlining the mitigation
required for the walkway as well as um showing the uh >> restoration for the 2017 >> restoration. >> Yeah, I have amendment condition restoration and mitigation. Did we talk about him filing an amendment?
>> Yeah. So, we talked about closing the hearing, doing this, and then afterwards amending it. That seemed like the most >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Trying to leave it in your hands. >> Okay. Yep. That's fine. Okay.
>> Um Steve, you're not on any of these quorums. >> Um so, you're good to go tonight. Uh Ronnie, you're not on uh any of these either. >> So Stephen, Ronnie, >> guys, good night. >> Voting guys.
>> See you in a few weeks. >> Have a good evening. >> All right. So you need a motion. >> I do. >> Motion to issue an order conditions as extensively discussed. >> Second. All right, we have a motion, a second to
um issue an order of conditions as extensively discussed and uh motion a second question seeing none. Jim >> McGrath I >> Ron >> Driscoll I >> Dan >> Walsh I >> Dave >> I
>> Dan Duffy I motion passes to issue an order of conditions is extensively discussed. Next, Town of Found Water Quality Management Committee 0 Nashina Street, map parcel 24- 20- Z002-0000 and 0 Nashina Street, map parcel
14-15A-00005-0000 Falmouth, Mass. Jen. >> Yeah. This is the EVO and the wood chip installation >> um for the town's ongoing efforts at improving water quality in West Felmouth.
um the only real condition that I have is uh one the water quality management committee provide us with their you know
reports as they're as they're monitoring Westfall to see how these systems are working and two because some of those uh areas are a restoration area. Um I think
it would be appropriate that if when drilling um if any of the restoration plants that are installed over there as they are on town property um and private property if they are altered then you know the town we should
restore them. It was an act of restoration uh an active restoration by blue flax design. It was on private property and partially on on town property, but was being paid for privately by the homeowners across the
street. And I would hate for us to run over their restoration plants and then make them replace them. So, some language in there that we're responsible of replacing any plants that are damaged during the installation of the um of the system.
>> Sounds like a reasonable request. uh comments from any of the commissioners on that request? >> Yeah, I had a maybe I should have brought up last week, but Jen, is there any way that we could um on one of those wells put an instantaneous readings? I mean, they have all sorts of technology
now. They could just put a sensor down one of the wells so you could get pick the pick a nitrate or phosphorus or whatever and see if you see if you get any, you know, constant thing. They're only going to check every four to six months or so, 6 months. um they might be able to know that a little better. They
they'd know which which uh parameter they need to test, but there should be some instantaneous readings and they can just stick it down a well when they drill it. >> Um I can check and see if that's possible. That could be a funding issue. Um >> if we don't have the funding for the
sensors, but it's definitely something that I can talk to Kristen about. >> Okay. and and I think the reality so the discussion was they're just doing this now because the mitigate because >> they expected the problem to go away and it didn't go away after 10 years right
and they're only trying to do this as a buffer for the next 10 years until the outfall pipe's done >> so they're not they're not looking for instantaneous data they're looking for long-term trend so it's going to be inconsistent with what they're trying to do is my only point
>> I can just give her I can have a brief I can have a chat with see if there's some sort of technology out there. >> Someone might have one of those, you know, some some guy in a garage might have the test fit test all set and he wants to try it out. It's a perfect time. >> Are you offering to build one? Is that it?
>> No, I'm I'm out of that business. I was in it a long time. I'm out of it now. That's why I know they just stick a wire down with a sensor on the end of it. >> Believe me, I could >> Okay, I'm sorry. That's enough. >> No, we'll take a motion. Make a motion
to issue an order of conditions that is extensively discussed by one of the commissioners. Driscoll second. We >> got a motion a second to issue an order of conditions as it's extensively discussed by commissioner Driscoll.
>> Any questions? Seeing none, I'll call the role. Jim >> R. I. >> Ron Driscoll. >> I. >> Dan Walsh. >> I. >> Davei. and Duff. Yeah. Motion passes to and issue an organization as discussed. Next,
>> town of Felmouth Beach Department, Felmouth Beaches, Felmouth, Mass. Jen. >> Yes, Mr. Chairman. So, this is the beach management plan. Going to write an order putting all of the time of year restrictions in by the various agencies
as well as language uh regarding dune enhancement that they need to come back and provide us additional information on when they want to do dune enhancement. This is This is partially so that we can just generally maintain our beaches. Um the
parking lots, the the lifeguard stands, the sand fencing, and we're already working with the beach department on that. Um just this week, we had to work with the Mass Audabon monitors uh along Surf Drive when the beach warman was
replacing his sand fencing. So rest assured we are in close con you know close communication with the DPW as they do work on the beaches. We will just um put all of that in writing. And again I can assure the board that if they want
to start doing dune restoration or anything else um that would require additional information that they do need to come back for an amendment with that. >> J I have a quick question. Sure.
>> Is that is that black V plastic going to be up all summer on Surf Drive Beach? >> It is going to be up until the um clover chicks fledge. >> Okay. And then that comes down >> and then we will attempt to take it down.
>> Okay. Understand, Jim, that if the nests that are out there currently are destroyed by either predators, storm events, or anything else, um the the birds will attempt to nest again. So, our goal is to get them nested, get the
chicks hatched, fledged, and off our beaches. >> Never usually works out like that, but that's that's my goal this year. >> Okay. >> Hoping they fly by July 4th. Thank you. >> Yeah, I I had a question. This is all
the the normal maintenance. Jen, when there's a when there's a storm, do they have to come to you and get all sorts of permissions for putting the sand back or restoring the buffers or restoring the dunes or they just go ahead and do it? >> No, they they they either contact us,
they don't just go ahead and do it. Um, and and I will put language in there that especially if they want to do something along the dunes that we're going to need additional information on that. And I've already spoken to the coastal resiliency specialist and he agrees. >> Okay.
>> Yeah. >> All right. >> The nourishment, just for the board to know, the nourishment is actually covered under the comprehensive uh dredge permit. So all of the dredge spoils and where we nourish the beaches
with the dredge spoils, that's covered under a separate permit. This is just routine kind of maintenance of our beaches and what we need to do out there to clean them up for the summer, protect the dunes in the winter with the sand fencing and all of that.
>> Yeah. Okay. >> Thank you. Any other questions? Seeing none, >> make a motion to issue an order of conditions as discussed by many commissioners. Driscoll >> McGrath second. >> Got a motion second to is order
decision. An order of conditions is discussed. Questions and seeing none. Jim >> McGrath I >> Dan >> I >> Dave >> I >> and Duffy motion to issue an order of disc conditions discussed passes.
Lastly, Brian Mclofflin, Felmouth Pier 37, Inc. 688 110 and 0 Scranton Avenue, map parcel 47B-9- 003- 0000 Falmouth, Mass 10.
>> Uh, yes, Mr. Chairman. This is the removal of an existing bulkhead. Um, removal of existing fill. We are creating more land under ocean. We are putting in a new bulkhead and we are
creating five six um slips. Um, so basically taking that existing bulkhead that sticks out into B within a harbor, cutting it back, creating land
under ocean, putting in the new bulkhead, and then creating some new finger slips. There is one condition that was requested by the I mean we're going to have the standard we're going to be preconstruction and all of that out
there especially when um you know that with the dewatering and all of that. We'll put in language that we have to meet with them review the dewatering probably review the deatering on site with the town engineer as well. I usually like to bring him out there when they're doing something that elaborate.
Um but also um the harbor master has requested a condition that we limit the length of the boats to I'll have to look at his um have to
look. It was either 52 or 57. I can't remember which. I'll look at his um his guidance that he provided. Um, and that will just, if we put it in our order, that will give him some teeth that if they do bring larger boats up into that
area, um, we can get them to remove them. And it has to do with the proximity of these slips to the federal channel. So, there's a federal channel in Inner Harbor, and Greg just wants to
make sure that there's no like 75 foot boats brought up in there. that would block or um yeah, that would block passage along that federal channel. >> Sounds reasonable to me. Any questions
from any of the commissioners? >> Just a note that Dave, you're not on this quorum. >> Quum. All right. Make a motion to order to issue an order of conditions. >> A second. >> Got a motion, a second to issue an order of conditions.
Questions? And seeing none, Jim >> McGrath I >> Ron >> Driscoll I >> Dan >> and that motion passes to issue an order of conditions. Well, thank you. I like the 50minute meeting. So I will um
>> final motion. >> Might be a new record. >> No >> second motion to close and a second. Questions hearing? None. >> Jim McGrath I >> Dan >> Paul
>> Ron and Dave and myself congrats. >> Thanks Jen. Thanks Alyssa for another riveting Wednesday Memorial Day weekend.