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<br />Meeting broadcasted by LexMedia <br /> <br />PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES <br />Conservation Commission <br /> <br />___________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />AGENDA Monday, June 27, 2022, 6:30 p.m. <br /> <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 /> <br />Commissioners Present: Kevin Beuttell, Duke Bitsko, Alex Dohan, Philip Hamilton, Jason <br />Hnatko, Ruth Ladd and Holly Samuels <br /> <br />Staff Present: Karen Mullins, Conservation Director <br /> <br />6:30 PM New Business/Pending Matters <br /> <br />Update from Eagle Scout Jackson Monks on boardwalk construction at Meagherville <br />Conservation area <br /> <br />Mr. Jackson Monks informed the Commission that the Meagherville boardwalk construction was <br />completed in one day, with an estimated 20 people total working on the project. The boardwalk <br />that Mr. Monks proposed to build was originally at the Jerry Cataldo Reservation, however due <br />to time constraints and comments received from MassDEP on the Jerry Cataldo boardwalk <br />proposal, Mr. Monks constructed the boardwalk at Meagherville instead and earned his status as <br />an Eagle Scout. <br /> <br />Ms. Amber Carr, Conservation Coordinator, presented a change on the decking/sleeper <br />measurements for the Meagherville boardwalk alternative given the difficulty of acquiring <br />recycled plastic sleepers. The Commission verbally approved this change for the design detail. <br /> <br />Update from Land Stewardship Inc. on the Chiesa Farm Field Management public charrette <br />comments and feedback <br /> <br />Ms. Jessica Applin and Mr. Chris Polatin, Land Stewardship Inc., presented to the Commission <br />an overview of the public charrette that was held on June 21, 2022. The public provided <br />feedback on field edge management and managing some of the encroaching brush and invasive <br />species, as well as the consideration of agricultural and conservation improvements on the same <br />landscape. Land Stewardship, Inc. is looking into the possibility of a staggered mowing schedule <br />in some areas to encourage conservation diversity and to find a balance between the two. <br />Members of the public encouraged mowing four times a year. <br /> <br />Conservation Plan Modification: 95 Hayden Avenue, ViewPoint Cloud Permit# CPM-22-9, <br />CNOI-21-21, DEP#201-1226 <br /> <br />Mr. Marc Moccio, Wright-Pierce, presented the proposed changes to the Commission.