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Town of Henniker, New Hampshire Conservation Commission 2005 Minutes HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting January 5, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Bob Stamps, Dawn Nelson, Holly Green, Denise Rico and Kristin Claire 1. Approval of December 15, 2004 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Board of Selectmen Meeting Agenda – January 4, 2005 - Warrant Articles to be reviewed by Selectmen on 1/11/05. 3. Town Report Submission: Chairperson Martha Sunderland to email commission members article of accomplishments for submission. 4. Other Business: - Old Hillsboro Road building site to be looked at - Mark Mitch spoke with Dr. Belson with regard to river front properties. Dr. Belson would like there to be some clause for access if properties sell. Chairperson Sunderland suggested to Mark to inform Dr. Belson he should attend next Dam Committee meeting then onto Town of Selectmen to relay his concern. - Dawn Nelson to talk with John Stark School Administrators about clean-up day for Old Concord Road around earth day which would allow students community service hours. - Kristin Claire to check on monitoring issue. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting January 19, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Bob Stamps, Dawn Nelson, Holly Green and Denise Rico. 1. Approval of January 5, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Piscataguog Watershed News - NH Association of Natural Resource Scientists Agenda for Annual Meeting - UNH Cooperative Extension Coverts Project Pamphlet 3. Report on Electronic Mapping: Denise explained the process she is using to create an electronic parcel map to overlay the existing natural resource maps. She would like to acquire parcel information from the town database. Denise added a disclaimer for the parcel map would be required. Chairperson Martha Sunderland will speak to Peter on this. 4.Revisit Conservation Plan work schedule: After some discussion, Commission members revised some of the priorities and dates within the Plan. Some of the items discussed were a Migratory Songbird talk, Aquatic Weed Program along with Land Preservation and Open Space issues. 5. Other Business: Mark Mitch reported that he felt the Old Hillsboro Road site was questionable as to wetland impact. Chairperson Martha to check with Peter as to building permit status. Holly Green will be giving Russ previous minutes via disk and cd to update Henniker Town website. Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting February 2, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Bob Stamps, Dawn Nelson, Holly Green and Denise Rico. 1. Approval of January 19, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Rough Draft of Budget Warrant - The Source Newsletter distributed by the Dept of Environmental Services – Winter 2005 - Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series Fox State Forest - SWAMP Inc., sent disk advertising services - Chairperson Martha Sunderland also received calls about the driveway going in on Morse lot 3. Report on Electronic Mapping: Denise explained to the Commission members the point system the Town of Chester is using to establish conservation priorities and felt when our project is complete it should be included in the next update of the Natural Resource Inventory. Denise will contact the Town of Chester to see how they went about distributing theirs. Holly Green and Bob Stamps will help Denise to pull contributing factors out of the NRI for the project for next meeting. 4. Set Spring Calendar/Work Plan: After some discussion, Commission members have a potential Spring workplan that will start with the mapping project. Other matters that may be included are moving of files, migratory Songbird lecture along with speaking to Ging Blanchard to get her thoughts on the mapping project. 5. Other Business: Other items brought to the table were the LUCT Funds Management Plan & on February 24, 05 there is to be held an public forum on Bio Energy facilities hosted by New England College at the Simon Center Great Room from 7:00-8:30. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting February 16, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Bob Stamps, Dawn Nelson, Holly Green and Denise Rico. 1. Approval of February 2, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Piscataquog Watershed News - LCHIP letter dated 1/26/05 offering funding for Potential Conservation Projects for FY 05-06 - Proposed Zoning Amendments & changes - Intent to Cut – Lot #369A, clearing for house lot - Permit by Notification for on Shaker Hill Road for Driveway culverts; reviewed and approved by Commission members 3. Update on Electronic maps, Conservation Plan & Schedule: Denise and Bob compiled a Conservation Prioritization Model based on the Town of Chester. Discussion ensued and changes will be made to the draft listing for next meeting. Conservation Plan and Schedule will be tabled till next meeting. 4. Work on Files: After some discussion, Martha and Dawn will arrive early to next meeting to start working and organizing Conservation files. Martha will let Dawn know what time to arrive. 5. Other Business: Chairperson Martha will contact Kristin Claire to check on any new or existing proposals before the Planning Board. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting March 2, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Bob Stamps, Dawn Nelson, and Denise Rico. 1. Approval of February 16, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Permit by Notification 701-X2 – Shaker Hill Road - Chairperson Martha will relay to Peter our wetland concerns with Building Permits and the need for review process before approval is granted. - Henniker Annual Report - copy let to Osgood re:Bennett Farm burying of stumps - Chairperson Martha Sunderland will ask Planning Board if maps are available with the locations of the burials. 3. Ray Road Wetlands permit: New plans have been submitted and a site visit will follow with Holden Engineering. 4. Update on Projects: Denise Rico presented the members with an updated Prioritization Model listing. 5. Other Business: All files have been brought to the Grange location for easy access. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting March 16, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Bob Stamps, Dawn Nelson, and Denise Rico. 1. Approval of March 2, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Copy of new Conservation Commission Budget for year - 5 Rivers Conservation Trust Newsletter - EPA Funding Wetland Project Newsletter approval is granted. - Henniker Annual Report - copy let to Osgood re:Bennett Farm burying of stumps Chairperson Martha Sunderland will ask Planning Board if maps are available with the locations of the burials. 3. Ray Road Wetlands permit: Denise Rico and Chairperson Martha Sunderland met with a surveyor from Holden Engineering on March 10, 2005 to discuss wetland and abutter concerns for Tax Map 1, Lot 119-M. Denise and Martha didn’t feel at this time the Commission could make any decision on the permit given the lack of information and the snow covered ground. It was the consensus of the Commission to hold off signing at this time until the questions raised are adequately answered. Chairperson Sunderland will draft a letter to that effect for Commission members to review. 4. Update on Forestry Notification and Conservation Plan: Chairperson Sunderland has spoken to Peter Flynn to get on Selectmen’s agenda in late April to address these areas as well as the Building and Driveway Permit process. 5. Other Business: Chairperson Sunderland to draft letter to Planning Board with Commission concerns with regard to Bennett property. Denise Rico presented another draft of the Prioritization Model listing. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting April 6, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Holly Green, Dawn Nelson, and Denise Rico. 1. Approval of March 16, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Ray Road Wetlands permit: The Conservation Commission received a letter and updated map from Holden Engineering addressing concerns the Conservation Commission had with initial permit request. The Commission felt the new map and information adequately addressed their concerns and will be granting approval on behalf of the Conservation Commission. 3. Review Updated Conservation Priority Maps: Denise presented another draft of the Prioritization Maps for review by Commission members. 4. Commission Membership: Chairman Sunderland, Mark Mitch and Bob Stamps Commission terms are due to expire. 5. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Notices of Intents to Cut for Lots 103X, Lot 11 and Lot 744 - Memo from Peter Flynn re:Selectmen Ex-Officio Assignments - Board of Selectmen’s Agenda for April 5, 2005 - Email from Marjory Swope re:Environmental Grants - Piscataquog Watershed Association Newsletter - 5 Rivers Conservation Trust Annual Meeting May 7, 2005 6. Other Business: Chairperson Sunderland to draft letter to Kerri Diers with Conservation Commission members comments on the subdivision plans for the Bennett property, Map 1, Lot 723. - Holly Green questioned missing links on web page for Conservation Commission and will follow-up with Russ on this. - Denise Rico suggested a sub-committee for the purpose of drafting wetlands buffer zone ordinance. Everyone agreed it was a good idea and Denise will follow-up with Commission members. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting April 20, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Bob Stamps, Kristin Claire and Dawn Nelson. 1. Approval of April 6, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Margaret Watkins, PWA: Conservation land abutting Weare – tabled till next meeting. 3. Review Updated Conservation Priority Maps: Denise suggested maybe a subcommittee should be formed to allow more time on this issue. Conservation Commission members agreed it would be a good idea. Bob Stamps volunteered to help Denise and Denise is going to check with Roni Hardy, Pete Walker, Peter Beckett and Linda Brown to see if these individuals may be interested. Bob Stamps also suggested maybe modifying rating to include a common sense aspect. 4. Songbird Talk: The Conservation Commission will be hosting a songbird presentation on May 5th at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Public is invited to attend. Commission members will be posting posters and notifying pertinent groups of this event. 5. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Card to request purchasing a Municipal Law book - Lakeside Newsletter by NH Lakes Association - UNH Pamphlet “Volunteers Working for Wildlife” - Notice of Expedited Application for Ray Road; has been signed off on 6. Other Business: Commission member Kristin Claire relayed to Commission members the forming of a Zoning Committee and the need for a Commission member to join. Bob Stamps expressed an interest in joining. - The Commission received a letter from Spencer Bennett dated April 12 re:wetlands crossing and completion of bridge. Chairman Sunderland to draft a letter to Department of Environmental Services re:use of Forestry Notification for placement of permanent bridge. - Chairman Sunderland brought before the Board an property for sale in town. Kristin will follow up with phone call to owner - Bob Stamps suggested having another river cleanup day. Kristin Claire to check with neighbor for contact at John Stark to see if students would be interested for community service hours. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting May 4, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Bob Stamps, Holly Green and Dawn Nelson. Also present were: Margaret Watkins from the Piscataquog Watershed Association and Carol Hall from the Russell Piscataquog Foundation 1. Approval of April 20, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail and PB report: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - UNH Cooperative Extension Conservation Workshops May 05-Aug 05 - Copy of letter to John Margeson from Department of Environmental Services, Eben Lewis dated 4/22/05 denying permit application because of missing information; File #2004-00912 - Comprehensive Environmental Inc. Spring 2005 newsletter - Monadnock Institute Spring 2005 Newsletter - PB Report tabled till next meeting when Kristin is present 3. Margaret Watkins, PWA: Conservation land abutting Weare –Margaret Watkins from the Piscataquog Watershed Association and Carol Hall from the Russell Piscataquog Foundation came before Commission members to discuss the possibilities of obtaining easements on properties east of Craney Pond to Henniker Town line which would abutt possible conservation land in Weare. To help aid Margaret and Carol in this endeavor the Commission gave them a copy of Henniker’s NRI. 4. Songbird Talk prep: The presentations speaker is Jameson Chase of Villa Nova University in Pennsylvania. Light refreshments will be served. 5. Files and sub committees: Tabled till next meeting. 6. Other Business: Nothing at this time Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Draft Minutes of Meeting May 18, 2005 7:00 p.m. - Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Bob Stamps, Holly Green. 1. Approval of May 4th, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail
and PB report: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Copy of letter of Wetlands permit approval for Ray Road subdivision - Coverts newsletter - PB Report tabled till next meeting when Kristin is present 3. Subcommittee meetings and work on files: Bob Stamps and Denise Rico met to discuss methods to contact and educate landowners about conservation options. They will draft a letter to accompany a mailing of the publication “Conservation Options for Landowners” to landowners of especially large or valuable parcels. Others worked to organize our file cabinets. 6. Other Business: Bob asked about tree donations to the town.
Respectfully submitted, Martha Sunderland HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting June 15, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Mark Mitch (Chair), Denise Rico, Bob Stamps, Holly Green and Dawn Nelson. 1. Approval of May 4, 2005 Minutes: Tabled till next meeting. 2. Mail and PB report: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Memos from Town Administrator Peter Flynn dated June 8 and 13 with regard to Selectmen Appointments and policies adopted by the Board of Selectmen. - Updated Town Department listing. - PB Report tabled till next meeting when Kristin is present 3. Subcommittee Update and Review Landowner Letter: Denise indicated to Board that she was experiencing difficulties with the merging of data. Bob scoped out costs associated with the mailing of the landowner letter and accompanying pamphlet and determined it would cost about $5.00 per envelope. It was motioned and agreed that it should go forward as planned once the letter has been reviewed and agreed upon. 4. Other Business: Items brought to the table were: - Conservation Plan are we on track - Wetlands Ordinance - Aquatic Weed Program - Lake Sampling in early August? Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting July 6, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Bob Stamps, and Dawn Nelson. 1. Approval of May 4, 2005 and June 15, 2005 Minutes: Approved with no revisions. 2. Mail and PB report: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes - Conservation Commission Newsletter, Vol. 37, Number 1 for the Spring 2000 - PB Report tabled till next meeting when Kristin is present Martha Sunderland to contact Peter to see if possible if we could get copy of upcoming Planning Board meeting agenda and minutes. 3. Subcommittee Update and Review Landowner Letter: Denise has contacted a person willing to do a Conservation Easement presentation. The dates of the presentation will either take place on the 19th or 26th of September depending of what is available at Community Center. Bob Stamps will check with Peter to see which of the dates will work. Bob Stamps also relayed to Commission members things going on currently with the Zoning Board. 4. Discuss Work Schedule: Martha Sunderland brought before the Board the need to move on a couple of pending items needing drafting and review as far Conservation Plan is concerned; Ridge Top Ordinance, Wetlands Buffer Ordinance. Martha and Bob Stamps volunteered to work on these matters. 5. Other Business: Items brought to the table were: - Lake survey – tentative dates 9/17 & 9/18 - Rain dates: 9/24 & 9/25, 10/1 & 10/2 Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting July 20, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Holly Green, Bob Stamps, and Dawn Nelson. 1. Approval of July 6, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail and PB report: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes of 6/21/05 and an agenda for 7/5/05. - Contoocook River News for July 05 - It was reported that the last Planning Board meeting was a “working session” and that there was nothing new to report at this time. 3. Review PB Request for Opinion on Bennett Mt Hunger Road Subdivision: The Commission received a memo from Town Planner, Stephanie Alexander looking for Conservation Commission member comments on the revised Bennett Major subdivision plans for Mt Hunger Road. After some discussion it was decided that Martha Sunderland would email Conservation Commission comments to Stephanie. 4. Final Review of Land Protection Letter: The letter was approved by members of the Commission with minor revision. Bob Stamps will send via email a final copy to all members. The agreed upon date for the Conservation Easement event will be held on September 26, 2005. It was also suggested by Commission members that advertising for this could probably be put in the Outlook, Messenger and Villager. 5. Discuss Progress on ordinance research, wetlands protection, Ridge Top and Timber: Martha Sunderland is currently gathering ordinances from other towns and will report to Commission members as soon as she has had a chance to review them. Pete Walker is going to give Martha Sunderland information on the wetlands ordinances researched and will explain what ours is currently lacking. Ridge Top and Timber items are currently on hold due to the upcoming event in September. 6. Other Business: Items brought to the table were: - Nothing at this time. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting August 3, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Mark Mitch (Chair), Denise Rico, Holly Green, Bob Stamps, and Dawn Nelson. 1. Approval of July 20, 2005 and July 25, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision to be made on July 25th minutes. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Conditionally approved Notices of Decision for DES Wetlands Bureau Case Nos.2005-014, 2005-002 and 2005-13 - Draft Minutes of Board of Selectmen dated 7/19/05 - Affidavit of Valerie Hart to the Henniker Planning Board with regard to the timber harvest on Mt. Hunger Road - Copies of Court pleading and covenant in the matter of Ralph Joyce v. Town of Henniker - Listing of Timber Intents to Cut - Piscataquog Watershed News dated July/Aug 05 - Brief overview was given as to what took place at the last Planning Board meeting and Commission members commented on the Spencer/Bennett property. 3. PB Report: Nothing to report at this time. 4. Other Business: Items brought to the table were: - Denise Rico explained that she was able to merge databases for in order to get names and addresses for the landowner letter but there were a couple glitches where data was incomplete. Bob Stamps volunteered to go to Town Hall and try to locate missing information. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting September 7, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Community Center Downstairs Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Holly Green, Bob Stamps, and Dawn Nelson. 1. Approval of August 3, 2005 and August 17, 2005 Minutes: Tabled till next meeting. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Memo from Peter Flynn re:2006 Capitol Improvement Pla - Draft Minutes of Board of Selectmen dated 8/30/05 - 30th Annual Municipal Law Lecture Series pamphlet - Stormwater Workshop Registration form - Coverts Newsletter 3. PB Report: Nothing to report at this time. 4. Planning for land protection forum: Issues discussed were where to advertise/post event, contacting alternate members to come along with 5 Rivers and the Forest Society, what kind of technical equipment may be needed and refreshments. 5. Discuss lake monitoring: Dates are September 24 and 25 unless weather becomes an issue then the next dates will be Oct 1 & 2. 6. Other Business: Items brought to the table were: - Memo from Cindy re:Gulf Road brush dumping issue. It was suggested that Chairman Sunderland contact Cindy and propose the landowner contact the Department of Environmental Services. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting September 21, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Community Center Downstairs Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Holly Green, and Dawn Nelson. 1. Approval of August 3, 2005 and August 17, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - 1/1/05-9/9/05 Appropriation Expenditure Report - Agenda for Board of Selectmen Meeting 9/20 - Seminar pamphlet “Land & Family History in Monadnock Region” for October 22, 2005 - Memo from Peter Flynn, Town Administrator, outlining town policy for Committee members - Dawn motioned to elect Mark Mitch as Vice Chairman of Commission, seconded by Holly Green. Motion granted. 3. PB Report: Nothing to report at this time. 4. Planning for land protection forum: Mark Mitch informed Commission members that room is all set and tables are there if needed. Mark will also make signage so people will know where they should be. 5. Discuss lake monitoring: Martha, Mark, Dawn and Maria will be available for Saturday monitoring. Martha, Mark, Holly and possible NEC student available for Sunday monitoring. 6. Other Business: Items brought to the table were: Nothing at this time. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting October 5, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Community Center Downstairs Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Holly Green, and Dawn Nelson. 1. Approval of September 21, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 2. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Planning Board Minutes of September 14 and September 28, 2005 - Brochure for NH Association for Conservation Commission Annual Meeting for November 5, 2005 - Book Order form for Land Use Regulations - Letter from the Department of Transportation looking for comments if the Commission feels the need with regard to resurfacing section of Rt 202/9 3. Review requests for information: Chairman Sunderland responded to two calls with one be directed the Department of Environmental Services Wetlands website so the caller could determine which application would be appropriate to their situation and the other call was handled by telephone. 4. Set work schedule: After some discussion some of the items brought to the table were; the Invasive Weed Program, Land Conservation follow-up to forum; Ridge Top and Timber Ordinances, Town website update. 5. Other Business: Chase Brook Realty Trust – pending development proposal Meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting November 2, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Community Center Downstairs Members Present: Martha Sunderland (Chair), Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Bob Stamps, and Dawn Nelson. Also present were: Jennifer McCourt on behalf of Chase Brook Realty Trust 1. Chase Brook Settlement: Jennifer McCourt put before the Commission a proposal on behalf of Chase Brook Realty Trust (Lot#583) to give the Commission an opportunity to comment before going back to the Planning Board on Nov 9. The proposal calls for a 20 home cluster subdivision in the area of Craney Hill and Flanders Roads. Each lot will be 1 to 1.5 acre in size. The remaining 62 acres is being given as Conservation Land. Some of the areas needing to be looked into before any take over by town or conservation organization would be; forest regs, atv/snowmobile usage liability, underground storage tank map as well as monitoring of property. Chairman Sunderland, Mark Mitch and Bob Stamps will do a walk of the property within the next few days. 2. Approval of October 5 and 19, 2005 Minutes: Approved with minor revision. 3. Mail: The Conservation Commission received the following items: - Board of Selectmen Meeting Agenda for Nov 1st - Conservation Commission Expenditure Report - 2006 Conservation Commission Budget request - Copy of letter from Department of Environmental Services Wetlands Bureau dated 10/26/05 re:Gould Pond Road, Lot #328-B. Chairman Sunderland will drive by property and report back to Commission members. 4. PB Report: Bob Stamps gave the Commission a brief overview of items discussed at the last Planning Board. Topics that were discussed were: Road Frontage Regs, Background lot development regs, Scenic Road Ordinance, Big Box Ordinance along with enforcement issues on all of these. Chairperson Denise Rico raised some concerns with the Back lot development regs which were echoed by fellow members and decided that a letter to the Planning Board was needed to address our concerns. 5. Web Site Updates: Tabled till next meeting. 6. Other Business: - Chairman Martha Sunderland position; Denise Rico has advised the Commission no where in by-laws does it state that the Chairman position can’t be a rotating position. Bob Stamps also let the Commission know at this time that his wife would be interested in becoming a member. Chairman Sunderland will check with Kristin Claire as to her status on Commission. - Mark Mitch gave a brief synopsis of Selectmen’s Meeting; items of interest were; Bio-Energy’s gearing up to burn clean wood; Paper Mill recommendations as far as selling of the land and upcoming town road needs or concerns. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson Minutes Henniker Conservation Commission Meeting Henniker Community Center November 16th, 2005 Members Present: Bob Stamps, Martha Sunderland, Mark Mitch, Denise Rico Public: Jen McCourt Meeting called to order at 7:00pm 1) November 2nd minutes tabled, 2) Discussed Chase Brook Development: Martha will go to the PB site visit Saturday and will draft a letter to the BOS/PB regarding the Commissions support of this proposal. Mark and Martha noted that they found the proposed conservation land unique and valuable and the proposed development areas appropriate from a conservation standpoint. The commission agreed that the easement should be held by a land trust which could monitor the easement. 3) The 2006 budget request was discussed and will be presented by Denise Rico. The total request will be $50 less than last year. 4) Mail: DES letter noting their site visit to the Gould Pond Road wetland violation site. Martha viewed the site this week. Letter from State regarding a planned timber harvest in Totten Trails State Forest. 5) The Commission discussed and supported (with Bob abstaining due to conflict of interest) Denise’s draft letter in opposition to the proposed Backland Lot Development zoning amendment. It was agreed upon that this proposal is in direct opposition to the town’s desire to preserve open space. 6) Website changes tabled until December 7th. 7) Other business: Commission discussed the issue of where GIS maps created for the NRI should reside and who will run them. The ideal situation would be to have a Town Planner who would take over that job. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 Minutes submitted by Martha Sunderland HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting December 7, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Hall Members Present: Holly Green (Chair), Martha Sunderland, Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Bob Stamps, and Dawn Nelson. 1. Appoint A New Chair: Motion to Appoint Holly Green as new Chairperson put forth before Board members. All in agreement for Holly to become new chairperson. 2. Decide on Whether to reschedule December 21st meeting: After a brief discussion it was decided that the meeting on the 21st would go forth as planned. 3. Review of November 2nd and November 16th Minutes: Both approved with minor revision. 4. Mail: Permit by Notification for Tax Map 1-577-X2 received for the installation of two culverts. - Board of Selectmen Minutes for 11/29/05 5. PB Report: Bob Stamps reported that the last meeting was a work session to which no applications were up for review. Bob also relayed that a road study is currently underway along with the possibility of electronically digitizing the Town of Henniker by lots. Bob suggested that Denise contact Stephanie with regard to this as some of this may have already been done to avoid duplication of effort and given Denise has historical knowledge on this issue. Bob also explained the Zoning Board recommendations for approved road frontage which are: 5 Acres = 250 ft; 2 acres = 200 feet and 10 acres = 400 feet; back lot recommendations have been rejected and maximum retail size has also been approved. - Trier Wetlands Permit Application: Conservation members had questions on notification of abutters. Holly to check on this with Wetlands Board. Application review approved by Commission. - Revised Chase Brook Subdivision Planning Board Application: Commission members felt that no further comment was needed at this time. - Nicknair Lot Line Adjustment Planning Board Application: Denise Rico recused herself from this matter due to conflict. Remaining Commission members concerned with lot line and driveway access impacting wetland. Holly Green to draft letter and send via email to Commission members before presenting to Planning Board. - Conservation Current Use Report: Land Use monies currently stands at $126, 558.00. Denise Rico asked if anyone knew many developments are associated with this figure. Denise to ask Peter Flynn about this as numbers and amount don’t seem to match. 6. Conservation Plan: Tabled till next meeting. 7. Review Chase Brook development draft letter: Letter approved by Conservation Commission members and will be sent to Planning Board, Board of Selectmen with copies to Jennifer McCourt and Stephanie Alexander. 8. Review Wetlands Permit Fact Sheet: Tabled till next meeting. 9. Other Business: Nothing at this time. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Nelson HENNIKER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting December 21, 2005 7:00 p.m. – Grange Members Present: Holly Green (Chair), Mark Mitch, Denise Rico, Bob Stamps, and Martha Sunderland. Others Present: Terry Stamps 1. Minutes: Review of the December 7, 2005 minutes was tabled until the next meeting. 2. New Mail: The Commission reviewed an Expedited Minimum Impact Dredge and Fill permit application for Lot 154-I. Denise Rico recused herself from the discussion. Holly Green will contact the applicant’s engineer, Don Blanchard, with questions regarding the scope of the project. 3. Planning Board Report: Terry Stamps, a member of the Planning Board, reviewed the items discussed at the last Planning Board meeting. Discussion ensued regarding the Chase Brook Realty Development subdivision. The developers want to offer the proposed conservation land to the town before considering other options. The CC would like to see the land owned by a conservation trust as opposed to the town. 4. Conservation Fund: Denise Rico drafted an information sheet for the Board of Selectmen to address their questions regarding the 50% of the Land Use Change Tax that is deposited into the Conservation Fund. Denise will revise the report to present to the Selectmen at their Jan 3rd meeting. Bob Stamps will create a graphic for the report. It was suggested that a subcommittee that deals solely with the Conservation Fund and land conservation be created. Townspeople with expertise in this field will be sought. 5. Other Business: Terry Stamps will be seeking a seat on the Commission to replace Kristen Claire as the Planning Board liaison to the CC. Mark Mitch presented a list he compiled to update the CC’s web page. He will update the list to incorporate the members’ suggestions. The first priority for updating will be items concerning land conservation. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 PM. Respectfully submitted, Denise Rico
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