Minutes

Meeting date: 
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Those Present:  Nancy Rea, Tom Slack, Lynn Southey, Bruce Hurter, Nancy Golden, Bob Jackson

Guest:  Denny O’Connell, WCT

Agenda approved

Minutes of May 5, 2015 Meeting:  Approved.

Reports

Chair:  Nancy Rea

Committee reminded than all need to be sworn in as reappointed   members by the town clerk .

Tom S has discussed sitting in on NRAB meetings with John Riehl.

Several WCT walks with be scheduled this summer on Trust properties. We have volunteered to participate.

Standing Assignments

Property Management: Town property inspection has been completed with much  help form  Americorps  volunteer  Sasha Bern.  A successful clean-up day was held in May with several OSC member participating.

Trail Guides: Lynn S:  Box Turtle guides have been reprinted with funds from WCT.

Liaison Reports

WCT:  Bruce H.  Annual meeting at COA on 8/15/15.  Speaker Neal Shurin.  All are welcome. Annual September walk to be held in Lecount Hollow area on Sept 12.

Friends of Herring River: Lynn S.  Search for a paid executive director is being conducted.  Bookkeeper has moved into new office space on Hwy 6. Public meeting regarding potential flooded property near High Toss Road to be held on 6/2

Housing partnership:  Bruce H.:  2 buy downs approved at town meeting.

3 Habitat for Humanity houses on Old Kings Highway approved by Planning Board

Old Business

Drummer Cove property remains on market.

Update of Open Space Plan. To be reviewed by subcommittee.

Wellfleet Elementary School. Bob J has been discussing options with 3rd grade teacher Laney O’Keefe.  There is exposure to conservation and open space issues from Audubon and Nat. Sea Shore at the school. Bob will be conducting an activity on 6/23 perhaps using maps showing open space in Town and providing trail guides of WCT properties.

Properties for Consideration

We will review town property lists and maps before the next meeting and decide on a list to concentrate on for presentation at the spring Town Meeting for protection under Conscom.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 4PM

Respectfully submitted,

 

Tom Slack, Secr. OSC