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Page 1 of 1 <br /> Lynne Pease <br /> From: Keith Ohmart [kohmart@verizon.net] <br /> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 12:08 PM <br /> To: selectmen's <br /> Subject: Conservation Program Improvement Requests <br /> Dear Lynne, <br /> Would you please forward this message to George Burnell and Peter Kelly. I do not have their e-mail <br /> addresses. Thank you. <br /> I would like to strongly encourage your support for the Conservation Departments Program <br /> Improvement Requests as outlined below: <br /> $5,400 for Seasonal Land Management Interns - With over 50 miles of trails, several of <br /> require bi-weekly or monthly trimming during the growing season, let alone other annual <br /> maintenance projects, the work performed by the interns is critical to maintaining access to <br /> the Town's Conservation properties during the summer months. This is work far beyond the <br /> time availability of our volunteer Stewards. <br /> $7,500 for Old Idylwilde Community Garden Site - This money will pay for the hiring <br /> of a professional ecological planner to develop a restoration plan for returning this acreage <br /> to native vegetation to be implemented by a combination of outside contractors and <br /> volunteer labor. This planning is far beyond the capabilities of our volunteer Stewards, and <br /> if not done, will see this area become overgrown by all manner of non-native, invasive <br /> vegetation. <br /> Town Ranger Position - The original request was for $24,603. The recommended amount <br /> has been halved to $12,000. Either amount is critically important in allowing the <br /> Conservation department to better cope with the significant increase over the last two years <br /> in administrative responsibilities for the Town's evolving efforts to cope with dog <br /> management issues on Town Conservation land. <br /> Thank you. <br /> Keith Ohmart <br /> 114 East Street <br /> 1/4/2013 <br />