Condensed from approved minutes
Present: Nan Kaplan, Tina Cotton, Jerry Hersey, Derek Mansell, Larry Chase, Mary Anne Broshek, Jesse Schust
Correspondence: We were notified of a Complete Forestry Notification acknowledging the receipt of a Wetlands Minimum Impact Forestry Notification on lot 19/517 and granting permission for work to start.
Water Main: The water main by the East Andover cemetery needs repair and we are in contact with Pat Cutter about this matter.
ASLPT Update: The September 22 pollinator presentation “Supporting Pollinators in the Landscape” by Amy Papineau will take place at the Wilmot Community Association Red Barn. One hundred fifty-one bike riders participated in the Randonnee, which was a good fundraiser for ASLPT.
Bog Pond: Site visit: Earle Chase will come on September 17 and meet Derek in order to conduct the review of restoration work and to map the wetland boundary. We are hoping that Andy Deegan (ASLPT) will be able to attend, as well as Vicky Mishcon (Select Board) and John Thompson (Road Agent).
The group of people present will review the restoration work, and then Earle and Derek will map the boundary. Earle will be charging $75 per hour, not to exceed $500.
A motion was proposed by Larry Chase and seconded by Jerry Hersey “to add an additional $200 to the amount of $300 which was committed to at the previous meeting.” This motion was passed unanimously, increasing the allocated amount to $500.
Mary Anne will send an electronic version of Earle’s final Bog Pond map to Andy Deegan.
There will be a meeting on September 27 with the Select Board and Planning Board at which the conservation easement plans and process will be discussed in detail in order to clarify how this process may proceed. Tina, Mary Anne, and Nan are planning to attend in order to represent the Andover Conservation Commission (ACC). Mary Anne has provided all the requested and background info needed prior to the meeting.
Southeast Corner of Andover: It was noted that the southeast corner of Andover has been recognized as containing significant areas of prime wildlife habitat. This is a change from the previous Wildlife Action Plan maps, and we discussed the importance of this area, which was previously not identified as containing large areas of prime wildlife habitat.