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Selectboard Meeting ~ Public Hearings Continued ~ Hybrid Meeting

Event Date: 
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 7:30pm

Wellfleet Selectboard 

NOTE START TIME 7:30pm

 

The Wellfleet Selectboard will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. The Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, this meeting will be conducted in person and as a courtesy via remote means, per 940 MCR 29.10 and the Town's Remote Participation Policy. While an option for remote attendance and/or participation is provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing may not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast unless otherwise required by law.

Joining the Meeting:
In-person at the Wellfleet ACC, 715 Old King's Highway, Wellfleet, MA, 02667

Join the meeting hosted in Zoom by using the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85689604806?pwd=blplVFFBZzViQ0xNWkZKMm9iMVdrdz09

By Phone: phone +1 929 205 6099 and enter Meeting ID: 856 8960 4806 | Passcode: 611877 Landline callers can participate by dialing *9 to raise their hand.

To Participate during public comment:
• Zoom: Raise hand to be called on to speak.
• Phone: dial *9 to raise your hand.

It is at the Chair's discretion to call on members of the public. All speakers must to recognized to speak. If attending a meeting in person, please find the closest available microphone and confine any personal conversations to the outside of the meeting room. Anyone may record the session but must notify the Chair and may not interfere with the meeting to record it.

Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via live broadcast on Comcast cable (Wellfleet Government TV Channel 18), also available via livestream or Video on Demand (VOD) recordings at wellfleet-ma.gov.

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     I.  Announcements, Open Session and Public Comments 

  • Note: Public comments are limited to no more than two minutes per speaker.  The Board will not deliberate or vote on any matter raised solely during Announcements & Public Comments

     II.  Consent Agenda

  • Appointment of Mary Goodhouse to the Council on Aging Advisory Board
  • Appointment of Catherine Andrews to the Wellfleet Historical Commission

     III.  Use of Town Property

  • Ben Zehnder ~ Town Pier at the bandstand, for a memorial service for Simeon Watson ~ Saturday June 17, 2023, 2:30pm – 4:30pm. See packet for full application.

     IV.  Shellfish Hardship Exemption

  • Commercial Shellfishing Permit for grant holder ~ Hardship exemption for Matt Parent.

     V.  Public Hearings

  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Margaret Conor (Wellfleet, MA) and Jeffrey Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license #s 95-9/10 consisting of approximately two acres on Egg Island for ten years, one month and 29 days beginning March 1, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Paul Conor (Wellfleet, MA) and Alfred Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license #s 95-5/6 consisting of approximately two acres on Egg Island for ten years, one month and 29 days beginning March 1, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Matt Parent (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license # 04-03 consisting of approximately one acre on Egg Island for 10 years and 3 days beginning April 27, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Matt Parent (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license # 733 consisting of 0.94 acres on Old Wharf Point for 10 years and 12 days beginning April 18, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • CONTINUED FROM 4/4/2023 ~ Change to Section 7.4. Location of Areas Licensed for Aquaculture (Grants) in the Town of Wellfleet Shellfishing Policy and Regulations to reference new grants and redefine the Egg Island area where grants may be located. Also, to add a map outlining the Egg Island area as Appendix E to the regulations.
  • CONTINUED FROM 1/31/2023 ~ Application received 1/3/2023 for a grant extension (to be numbered #2000-2 ext.) to shellfish grant license #2000-2 consisting of approximately 1.08 acres on Egg Island from Stephen Pickard (Wellfleet, MA), Iris Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) and Benjamin Pickard (Wellfleet, MA).
  • CONTINUED FROM 3/21/2023 ~ Application received 1/10/2023 for a grant extension (to be numbered #99-1 Ext) to shellfish grant license #99-1 consisting of approximately .43 acres on Mayo Beach from Angela Osowski (Wellfleet, MA) Robert Mallory (Wellfleet, MA) and Mary Mallory (Wellfleet, MA).

     VI.  Business

  • Dredging Task Force members will provide information and answer questions about the town’s proposed mitigation plan required by the Army Corps of Engineers to secure the permit to dredge the harbor mooring field, thus allowing dredging of the first half of the mooring field to begin.

     VII.  Selectboard Reports

     VIII.  Topics for Future Discussion

     IX.  Minutes

  • May 16, 2023

     X.  Adjournment

TOWN OF WELLFLEET

PUBLIC HEARING

In accordance with MGL Chapter 130 Sections 52, 57, 58, 60, and 68 and all applicable Town Shellfish Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Wellfleet Selectboard will hold a hybrid public hearing on May 23, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following:

  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Margaret Conor (Wellfleet, MA) and Jeffrey Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license #s 95-9/10 consisting of approximately two acres on Egg Island for ten years, one month and 29 days beginning March 1, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Paul Conor (Wellfleet, MA) and Alfred Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license #s 95-5/6 consisting of approximately two acres on Egg Island for ten years, one month and 29 days beginning March 1, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Matt Parent (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license # 04-03 consisting of approximately one acre on Egg Island for 10 years and 3 days beginning April 27, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Matt Parent (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license # 733 consisting of 0.94 acres on Old Wharf Point for 10 years and 12 days beginning April 18, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.

In addition, the following continued public hearings will also be re-considered by the Selectboard:

  • CONTINUED FROM 4/4/2023 ~ Change to Section 7.4. Location of Areas Licensed for Aquaculture (Grants) in the Town of Wellfleet Shellfishing Policy and Regulations to reference new grants and redefine the Egg Island area where grants may be located. Also, to add a map outlining the Egg Island area as Appendix E to the regulations.
  • CONTINUED FROM 1/31/2023 ~ Application received 1/3/2023 for a grant extension (to be numbered #2000-2 ext.) to shellfish grant license #2000-2 consisting of approximately 1.08 acres on Egg Island from Stephen Pickard (Wellfleet, MA), Iris Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) and Benjamin Pickard (Wellfleet, MA).
  • CONTINUED FROM 3/21/2023 ~ Application received 1/10/2023 for a grant extension (to be numbered #99-1 Ext) to shellfish grant license #99-1 consisting of approximately .43 acres on Mayo Beach from Angela Osowski (Wellfleet, MA), Robert Mallory (Wellfleet, MA) and Mary Mallory (Wellfleet, MA).

**** Recommendation of the Shellfish Constable will be available in the May 23, 2023, Selectboard’s packet.****

In person: 715 Old King’s Highway (Adult Community Center)

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WELLFLEET SELECTBOARD

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