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PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES <br />Conservation Commission <br />___________________________________________________________________________ <br />AGENDA Monday,November 13,2023,6:30 p.m. <br />This Conservation Commission meeting was held remotely via Zoom,an online meeting <br />platform.Public Participation via calling in or using your computer was encouraged. <br />Commissioners Present:Kevin Beuttell,Alex Dohan,Philip Hamilton (Chair),Ruth Ladd <br />(Vice-Chair)and Jason Hnatko <br />Not present:Duke Bitsko <br />Staff Present:Karen Mullins,Conservation Director,Amber Carr,Conservation Coordinator, <br />and Meghan McNamara,Department Assistant <br />6:30 PM <br />Executive Session,Exemption 6:Consider Purchase,Exchange,Lease or Value of Real Property <br />–Sousa Parcels (72-245,72-246)*Continued to the 11/27/2023 Conservation Commission <br />Meeting <br />The Chair of the Land Acquisition Subcommittee was not available and the discussion will be <br />continued to a future meeting. <br />New Business/Pending Matters <br />Land Acquisition Subcommittee Recommendation to the Conservation Commission:Widnall <br />property (22-63,22-140),Request land planning and appraisal due diligence funds from <br />Community Preservation Committee *Continued to the 11/27/2023 Conservation Commission <br />Meeting <br />The Chair of the Land Acquisition Subcommittee was not available and the discussion will be <br />continued to a future meeting. <br />LUPA 23-10 Drone usage on Conservation land for land management purposes <br />Ms.Carr and Mr.Jeff Howry,Conservation Steward,presented the request to the Commission. <br />Ms.Carr stated that,in response to the Conservation Division being awarded $100,000 from the <br />Participatory Budget process,the funds will be used to focus on meadow management of five <br />Conservation properties.Conservation Stewards brought up the idea to use drones to record <br />imagery of the properties both before and after the meadow management.Mr.Howry stated that <br />drone transects will capture vertical imagery of the property,and ideally the photographs would <br />be taken four times a year,or seasonally.Members of the Commission support the use of drones <br />for this purpose,as well as the importance of notifying abutters and providing proper notification <br />to users of the Conservation land.The Commission would like to evaluate the use of drones
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