2012-06-05 CONCOM-min - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Tuesday, June 5, 2012 7:30 p.m. Parker Room, Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Chair Joyce Miller opened the meeting at 7:35 pm in the Parker Room of the Town Offices Building Commissioners present: Stew Kennedy, Joyce Miller, Duke Bitsko, Jane Warren, David Langseth, Dick Wolk (arrived 7:51 pm) Commissioners absent: Phil Hamilton Others present: Karen Mullins, Conservation Administrator; Emily Schadler, Conservation Stewardship Coordinator 7:35 pm Hearing – Community Garden Policies and Fees, Conservation Commission Documentation: Lexington Community Gardens Policy Draft, May 24, 2012 Email packets from stakeholders, June 5, 2012 Ms. Schadler presented the changes in the community garden policies draft since the last meeting. Comments from the Commission as follows: Mr. Langseth asked to clarify the out-of-town plot allotment so that it does not require that previous gardeners lose their plots. He also suggested that gardeners currently gardening more than one plot be grandfathered in. Mr. Kennedy commented that further expansion of the garden should happen only if approved by the Commission due to their position in the wetlands and suggested consideration of the Waltham Street fields. Bob Pressman, Idylwilde gardener, commented that he didn’t think plots expanding outside of their areas was a problem and that he was concerned about the determination of plot forfeitures. Tom Ryan, Dunback Meadow gardener, commented that the Dunback garden was larger in the past, but that it has reduced because of abandonment over time. Motion made and seconded to continue the hearing to June 19, 2012 at the applicant’s request, 6-0 in favor. 7:59 pm Hearing – Katahdin Woods Land Management: Conestoga Road trailhead and trail connection, Lexington Conservation Stewards Documentation: Conestoga Road Trail Proposal, May 2012