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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-04-27-LCC-min.pdf Minutes of the Regular Meeting Held April 27. 1964--11th Mtg. All members were present except Mr. Richey and Mr. Smith. OLD BUSINESS Mr. Ells said that he had one or two questions he wished to ask Mr. Shaffrath about the Soil Survey Maps. MR. ELLS will write to get his information. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Sussman presented a letter signed by over a dozen resi- dents in the form of a petition, asking that the Commission look into a specific tract of open space. MR. SUSSMAN Will investigate the matter further, and will answer the writers of the petition. Mr. Sussman reported that he got a call from someone disturbed by the destruction of two thirty-year-old Norway spruces in the process of building a house. Mr. Sussman asked Mr. Mazerall to look into the matter. Mr. Bryson of the Planning Board came in to say that the Planning Board strongly supported the Commission's request for funds to contract for a Soil Survey by the Dept. of Agriculture. He said the Planning Board also supported the Commission's request for a Conservation Fund. At 9:30 the meeting adjourned temporarily to meet with the Selectmen and present three articles for the Town Warrant : a request for money for a Soil Survey, a request for money to estab- lish a Conservation Fund, and a request for authorization to ask for Federal Aid. Mr. Ells made the presentation. The Commission members then returned to the Conference Room and discussed possible land purchases which needed investigation. MR. ELLS, MR. SUSSMAN, and MR. MAZERALL agreed to look into three different areas . CONSERVATION CONFERENCE Mr. Sussman reported on a Conservation Conference he and Mr. Ells attended at Northampton Saturday, April 25. He said the there will be one more Conference of this sort on Saturday, May 2, at Nahant and urged the members of the Commission to attend. Of interest to those concerned with conservation is the fact that the Conservation Commission movement is growing, and Massachusetts is the model and the source of information for the rest of the U. S. The Dept. of Natural Resources of Mass. has received requests to send speakers to Maine, and requests for information from states as far away as Hawaii and Alaska. N - 2 - Mr. Flint of Concord, one of the speakers at the Conference, said, "Ugliness is expensive. It destroys potential values, as most people must realize. " He said also, "Resources Planning makes everybody better off, not just the homebuilders groups. " Dr. Shaffee of the Univ. of Mass. said that they have received a grant from the Conservation Foundation to study the Conservation movement--it was in Mass. that the conservation movement started. Professor of ecology Kenneth Taylor, of Westfield State College, listed 5 points in conservation education: 1. Understanding of what Resources are 2. How these Resources serve us 3. Their true current condition 4. What Natural Resources Conservation really is 5. Knowledge of how to achieve conservation education OTHER BUSINESS It was moved and voted to appropriate and pay annual dues to the Mass. Assoc. of Conservation Commissions. Mr Sussman read three letters from the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, and Board of Assessors. The Selectmen' s letter stated that the Town Meeting will be held June 8, and the Warrant will be closed May 4. Mr. Sussman reported that he spoke to the Field and Garden Club Tuesday evening, April 21. Mr. Ells reported on the Arbor Day observance sponsored by the LCC on Sunday, April 26. A cut-leaf, weeping birch was planted in Hastings Park. Those present included the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, President of the Historical Society, President of the Field and Garden Club, and members of the Park Dept. , Recreation Committee, and Conservation Commission. Mr Lincoln Cole spoke briefly, and Mr. Sussman announced that it was the intention of the LCC to establish an arboretum. Mr. Mazerall reported to the Commission that the planting of trees by the Boy Scouts will take place soon. Mr. Ells read two editorials (N. Y. Times and Boston Herald) which advocated open space purchase. He then read a newspaper article about 45 acres in Lincoln bought by the Town of Lincoln for 81000 an acre by Eminent Domain. The meeting adjourned at 11 p.m. The next meeting will be Monday, May 4, at 8:30 p.m.