Minutes
Those Present: Nancy Rea, Tom Slack, Bruce Hurter, Nancy Golden, Bob Jackson, Liz McDonald
Guest: Denny O’Connell, WCT; Don Palladino FHR (for Lynn Southey)
Agenda approved
Minutes of June 16 Meeting: Approved
Reports
Nancy Rea, Chair. Work on 5 year plan progressing. Subcommittee will meet and review final draft. Bank balance is $2500. Funds will be required for publishing the 5-year plan and for more trail guides.
Standing Assignments
Property management: Bob Jackson. Inspections complete. Americorps volunteer Sasha Berns has noted some work to be done, which she is undertaking.
Liaison Reports
WCT: Bruce Hurter & Denny O’Connell. Major news is that the Drummer Cove Link lot has been purchased. A private trust (Drummer Cove Nominal Trust) made up of neighbors and other interested individuals has made the purchase for which WCT will reimburse and take over ownership of the property after a capital campaign. More details are available on the WCT website. A walk-through the property will be held on 7/29 @10:00am to which the public is invited.
WCT walks: Several walks through WCT trails are scheduled this summer. The first will be at Pilgrim Springs on July 16 at 9 am. OSC members will participate.
WCT annual meeting: Aug 15 at the COA. Speaker: Neil Shuvin
Friends of the Herring River: Don Palladino.
Conceptual designs for most aspects of the project have been submitted to the state for review. Applications for funding being submitted to NOAA and state’s capital improvement plan and lobbying for federal funds is taking place. Towns of Wellfleet and Truro and the National Seashore will meet and draw up a general plan of agreement as to how to proceed.
Executive Director is being recruited. EIS to be submitted in July and August and must be approved by federal and state govts. Public meetings held regarding High Toss Rd. Another meeting is scheduled for 7/21 regarding Chequessett Neck.
Annual meeting 8/19/15 at 4pm
Housing Partnership: Bruce Hurter.
Town not meeting income requirement for funding of senior housing.
Gull Pond property—now planning rental units instead of condos.
State funding available for 28-unit rental property. Not certain if it has to be in a single geographic area or can be separated into several smaller units.
Old Business
Bob Jackson reported on his successful session with Wellfleet Elementary School 3rd graders.
Properties
List of Town owned properties have been reviewed for possible rotation under Conscom. These included those on lists presented previously by John Riehl and by Denny O’Connell. The goal is to select of few properties from this list to present to Town Meeting next spring. There is a November deadline for this. After a lengthy discussion the following properties are recommended for protection:
Map 15# 164
Map 29# 489
Map 29# 493
All of these properties consist of marshland contiguous to other protected land
Next Meeting: Aug 4, 2015
Respectfully submitted, Tom Slack