Minutes

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

Guests:  Barbara and Andrew Wright

Background information.  The Wright’s requested attendance to discuss issues regarding sale of Town owned property, which they and neighbors had offered to purchase from the Town in order to rebuilt a deteriorating retaining wall. OSC had recommended against this sale when it went to Town Meeting. Further discussion may occur with other committees and the BOS. If necessary it can be revisited by this committee as a formal agenda item at a subsequent meeting.

Agenda approved

Minutes of July 7 Meeting:  Approved with corrections.

Reports

Chair: Nancy Rea

Budget unchanged.  No new expenditures.

5 Yr. Plan.  See below

Vice Chair:  Tom  Slack.  Meeting with NRAB July 13 :  Discussion of the Drummer Cove Link lot.  Discussion of climate change issues in CCNS.

Standing Assignments

Property Management:  Bob Jackson.  Sasha Berns, Americorps has finished here year here. Hillary has a new assistant, Douglas Guey-Lee. His title is Assistant Health/Conservation Agent.

Liaison Reports

WCT:  Bruce Hurter.  Drummer Cove Link: Application of State grant of $85,000 submitted. Capital campaign to begin soon to raise additional funds to complete purchase of the property from the Drummer Cove Nominee Trust.

A public walk-through of the property on 7/29 was well attended. WCT Annual meeting to be held Aug 15 at 10:00 am at Wellfleet Senior Center. 

The third of this summers scheduled walks through WCT property will be held at 9:00 am 10/13 at Bayberry Hill.

Old Business

Update of Open Space Plan.  Nancy has been working with Brian with input from Denny O’Connell on the final draft.

Properties for consideration

Further discussion of last month’s decision to propose warrants for the next Town Meeting for protection of Town properties under Conscom. As noted in the minutes we agreed that three properties seemed likely candidates, all 

contiguous to protected land, and all marshland.  Map 15  #164, Map 29 # 489 and # 493.  The committee felt that separating the Map 29 units to one warrant and the Map 15 parcel to a second separate warrant would be the clearest way to present these properties.

Discussion deferred on other properties listed in meeting agenda. No new activity.

Next Meeting: September 1, Town Hall 4:00 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Slack, Secr. OSC