Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes

APPROVED

Newbury Conservation Commission (NCC)

August 10, 2021

Members Present: Katheryn Holmes, Chair; Eric Unger, Vice-chair; John Magee, Sue Russell, Steve Russell Members.

Ms. Holmes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

No minutes were reviewed.

TREE CUTS IN PROTECTED SHORELAND:

• Dana & Raymond Goodman - 315 Chalk Pd - Ms. Holmes said they are going to do a storm water management plan. The Select Board asked Ms. Holmes to send them a letter regarding storm water management and she said she did and that the Goodmans responded to say they are working on one.
• Lee Nordblom - 20 Edgemont Rd. (Tyler Webb report) – Ms. Holmes reported that they put in an application in March, and they finally have an arborist.
• Charles & Sandra Filep - 134 Gerald Dr. – Ms. Holmes said there were branches hanging over their house.
• Stephen Cheheyl- 57 Malia Terrance - Ms. Holmes reported these were all dead trees.
• Robert & Bonnie Hemenway - 1088 Rt. 103 - Ms. Holmes said they weren’t sure if they were 250’ from the lake and they were just doing some trimming.

INTENT TO CUT:

• Tranquille LLC M/L-018-292-154 & 018-265-150 Cloverfield Rd- acreage to cut: 1 – Eric said it looks like they are planning to cut a lot of trees.

DES:

• Letter of Deficiency - Reed & Andrea Gelzer 217 Bay Pt. Road – The Commissioners discussed the letter of deficiency.

OLD BUSINESS:

The Commissioners discussed the easement. Mr. Russell asked if they even had the correct document. Mr. Unger said there were a lot of things that are left out that were critical. Mr. Magee said some of the documents were tracked but a lot of it is not tracked. Mr. Magee said he had to compare the two documents side-by-side to see the edits that were made that were not tracked.

Ms. Holmes sent an email to Andy requesting the most updated document including all tracking of changes because it is difficult to compare and contrast the prior with the current.

Discussion ensued.

Mr. Magee mentioned two of the things that he saw were changed that the NCC did not agree to. 1. No signage on the east side and 2. No proposing of trails for at least two years after the easement is signed.

Discussion continued about what Commissioners remembered that was discussed at past meetings.

The Commissioners decided to have a special meeting with Andy Deegan on Tuesday, August 24 at 7:00 p.m.

Mr. Russell asked if the Town signed anything when they gave the money to Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust.

NEW BUSINESS:

Ms. Holmes read a tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Russell and presented them with a gift. The Russells will be selling their home and leaving Newbury. The Commissioners wished them luck.

COMMUNICATIONS:

- None

OTHER:

• None

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted,

Donna Long, Recording Secretary