Draft Meeting Notes Bradford Conservation Commission
Date: June 16, 2009
Location: Brown Memorial Library
Time: 7pm
Present: Nathanial Bruss, Brooks McCandlish, Carol Meise, J. Ann Eldridge, Meg Fearnley.
Secretary’s notes: Meeting notes of May 19, 2009 accepted with minor correction- ‘Friends of Library’ changed to ‘Library Trustees’.
Treasurer’s notes: Interest made. No transactions.
Correspondence: There will be a meeting in Webster of Merrimack County Conservation District concerning local agriculture on Wednesday, June 24th. Meeting on Groundwater Withdrawals on June 22nd, also in Webster. For more info on either of these, contact N. Bruss.
Discussed public presentation on coyotes with Chris Schadler. Date set for September 25th. Cost of $175 plus gas and gratuity, Trustees of library voted to participate. Elementary School to be contacted as possible location, Amy will check…Meg to check with Bradford Fish and Game on whether they would like to sponsor this presentation also.
Discussion on how to expedite wetland applications and Permit By Notifications. The difficulties are that the Commission only meets monthly, compounded by reduced hours of the town clerk’s office. Motion made and voted to approve to formally initiate a subcommittee to review all wetlands applications. Members will include Meg (who will pick up the mail/applications, Ann, Andrea on lake questions especially and Brooks/Carol depending on their availability. If an application requires full commission review, this will be done at the next possible meeting or, if necessary, by calling for an additional meeting.
Northern Geomantics has provided a draft of the ‘unfragmented lands’ map of the Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) update for review. Some corrections needed. Has also set up a Google account to facilitate marking housing. Ann will ask whether an inexpensive paper map of satellite image with lot lines can be created. He has also requested information on accessing ‘exemplary natural communities’ and rare plant and animal species via NHNHI. Ann to find out procedure. A large preliminary land use map with lot lines has been requested for the 4th of July booth at the Church. Nathanial to order habitat maps from UNH co-op ext.
Discussion of survey for NRI update. Cost would be .26 per piece with bulk mailing. Town offices have mailing list, over 1000 landowners. Ann to redraft survey and email to members for further comments.
Brief discussion of possible web site for Bradford Conservation Commission, on hold.
Ann also to draft short article for the Bridge and Intertown Record.
Meeting adjourned: 9:30 more or less.
Respectfully submitted, JA Eldridge.