Conservation Commission Minutes 06.15.10

Draft  Bradford Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes

Date: June 15, 2010

Time: 7pm

Location: Brown Memorial Library

Present:  Meg Fearnley, Brooks McCandlish, J.A. Eldridge, Nathanial Bruss. [Andrea LaMoreaux, Carol Meise, and Perry  Teele absent]. Alternate Amy Blitzer seated for Perry.

Secretary’s minutes from May 18 meeting read. Brooks moved to accept, Meg seconded.

Treasurer’s report: Interest earned = $2.67. Meg to inquire as to whether there was any Current Use Change Penalty for 2009 received.

Correspondence: Merrimack County Conservation District annual meeting to be held at Musterfield Farm on June 29. $15 fee. John Harrigan to speak.

ZBA: Reports installation of IAMNOW high speed access tower behind ‘Mountain Lake Inn’

LCHIP – Presumed to go forward. JAE and Beth McGuinn to attend workshop in Concord June 16. Grant due date is August 20. A letter of support to the board of ASLPT to be written. Vote to increase amount of Conservation Fund to be made available to 125K. Unanimous. Other grants will also be sought along with private donations in the next few weeks.

Natural Resource Inventory: Carol and Ann continue to refine before presentation to the group. Review of draft of preliminary conclusions. To be presented to Planning Board. Minor changes made, second draft to be emailed to members for final thoughts.

Lake Massasecum Improvement Association annual meeting on July 10, Saturday. Possibly a time to present the draft NRI.

Shoreland issue: JAE attended Selectmen’s meeting this same night to hear conclusion of Fire/Rescue access over erosions controls at French’s park. Selectmen decision to allow F/R to try to bridge the gravel stairway with fire equipment if necessary. Steps were built with grant $, donations and volunteer efforts two years ago.

July 3rd: Discussion of RHC booth at ‘4th’ of July celebration. Amy available for booth-sitting. All others present occupied elsewhere that day. Other inquiries will be made. Suggestions made to make booth more interactive with children, fewer maps.

Meeting adjourned 9pm   JA Eldridge