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<br /> TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS <br />CONSERVATION COMMISSION <br />MINUTES <br />Monday, November 3, 2014 <br />6:30 P.M. <br />Parker Room, Town Offices Building <br />1625 Massachusetts Avenue <br /> <br /> <br />Chair Phil Hamilton opened the meeting at 6:37 pm in the Parker Room of the Town Offices <br />Building. <br /> <br />Commissioners Present: Phil Hamilton, Joyce Miller, Alexandra Dohan, Dick Wolk, Duke Bitsko <br />and David Langseth <br /> <br />Others Present: Karen Mullins, Conservation Administrator, Linda Rainville, Community <br />Development Department Assistant and Jordan McCarron, Conservation Stewardship <br />Coordinator <br /> <br />PENDING MATTERS <br /> <br />6:39 pm Land Use Permit Application: GS Troop 71659 with campfire in Willard’s <br />Woods, Maria Sagan <br /> <br />th <br />The Girl Scouts would like to use Willard’s Woods on November 17 from 6:00 <br />to 8:00 pm to build a campfire. This would allow them to earn their “Fire <br />Building” badge. They expressed that they know the safety rules. Water is <br />available and they know how to extinguish a fire properly. <br /> <br />Mr. Langseth asked about lighting and how they planned to get to and from the <br />campfire at night. The girls explained that they would use flashlights. <br />Ms. Miller asked how many people would be involved. The girls replied there <br />are 8 troop members, 2 troop leaders and several parents. <br /> <br /> Motion made by Mr. Wolk and seconded by Mr. Langseth to approve the land <br />use permit application for a campfire at Willard’s Woods on November 17, 2014 <br />at 6:00 pm, 6-0 in favor. <br /> <br />6:43 pm Audubon Land Management Plans and Presentation of Final Draft Guiding <br />Principles Policy Document <br /> <br />Liz Newlands presented recommendations regarding Cotton Farm: <br />Supplement boundary markers, Improve trail access, Reconfigure trails, Modify <br />mowing regime, Restore pond shore, Install viewing platform, Remove and <br />restore driveway and landscape plantings, Relocate parking, and Expand meadow <br />and orchard. <br /> <br />Mr. Langseth recommended parking closer to the road. <br /> <br />David Kaufman mentioned that the frequency in which the field is mowed <br />depends on which environment was to be maintained. <br /> <br />