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Lamoine Conservation CommissionMinutes - April 8, 2015 (Draft, subject to correction) |
Members present:
Larry Libby, chair; Anne LaBossiere, Linda Penkalski,
David Legere
Absent Member:
Doug Stewart
Alternates Present:
Nancy Pochan, Larissa Thomas
Others in attendance:
Carol Korty
Meeting was convened at the Lamoine Town Hall @ 7:00 p.m.
Comments from Planning Board/Select Board:
There were no Select Board members present. David Legere,
alternate member of the Planning Board, mentioned that the gravel pit
application was carried over to the next board meeting.
The Board voted to leave the current definition of a
recreational vehicle in place. A recreational vehicle may be in use on a site
for up to 30 days before it is considered as being used as a residence.
Monitoring of this occurs only if there has been a complaint presented to the
code enforcement officer. There is no time limit if the vehicle is just being
stored on a property.
The Board has made a recommendation that the town provide
town e-mail addresses for those who are members of standing committees and/or
boards in Lamoine. These e-mails would be used for communications related to
their work on the aforementioned groups.
Comments from members of the public:
Carol Korty spoke of her
attendance at the last Planning Board.
She had shared her concerns about the gravel pit
referred to locally as the “Old King Pit” or the “Corps Pit.” She provided us
with a thumbnail sketch of this pit's history. Carol's concern is that nobody
had officially identified the water table level at the conclusion of the
excavation. This digging had been done by the Army Corps of Engineers during
WWII to obtain gravel to use at what is now the Bar Harbor Airport. At that
time, nobody was responsible for any restoration at the excavation site. Carol
feels that it is very important to at least have a hydrologist come in and
determine the location of the water table level at present. Larry Libby
suggested that Carol get on the Planning Board's agenda to bring her concerns
before them.
Topics Discussed:
2.
Ideas for future public
meetings-There was strong interest in selecting
a program that would involve the young people of Lamoine. We brainstormed
several options:
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Diver Ed
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Family Day/Picnic at
Blunt Pond or another Lamoine venue
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John Peckenham to do a
public meeting to share the results of GET WET!
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Michael Goode to speak
on birds and bird life
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Rick Will to do
something on archeology.
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Hal Bourne to do a
presentation of the geology of the area (Do this in summer.)
Larissa Thomas suggested that we create a
calendar of times for our public meetings. Nancy
Pochan mentioned that public meetings could
provide a good arena to discuss topics relevant
to areas of conservation and the environment.
3. Spring Shore Clean-up-David
Legere described the shore clean-up that he does at the start of the season for
his kayak business which is based in Bar Harbor. He suggested that perhaps we
could schedule the clean-up of Lamoine's shores across the bay from where he
would be conducting a clean-up to take place on the same day as his event.
4. Kids at Simon Woods Trail-Anne
LaBossiere and Larry Libby shared information from the Simons who are looking
for ways to interest children in using this trail with their classmates and/or
families. They are thinking about hosting a tree identification hike in the
spring
after the leaves have come out on the deciduous trees.
The LCC would like to be involved in this. David Legere mentioned that we have
some work to do on the trail before we are ready to involve school groups.
Larissa Thomas suggested that it would be good to involve the school early on to
see what kind of things might be included in this venture. It was agreed that
fall would be a better time of year for a school class to participate. Carol
suggested that we introduce the availability of this wonderful opportunity to
school personnel this spring with the goal being to have it take place early in
the fall. The Simons have come up with some ideas that we would share with
school staff and discuss with them their recommendations re: which grades would
be most suited to take part in this hike.
5.
Consider Strategic
Planning-Larry reminded us that we had been
interested in spending some time to consider what direction we might like to
take as a commission, working within
AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE LAMOINE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION, approved at the Annual Lamoine Town Meeting held on
March 6, 2002. We discussed the advisability of doing this outside a regularly
scheduled meeting and with a facilitator's assistance. More discussion will be
held at the next meeting.
6.
Other:
Maine Land Conservation Conference, April
24-25-No one attending.
Snowmobile Trails-Solely
dedicated for use by snowmobilers.
“Track Trail-”
There is interest in exploring the use of this trail
by the public. We need to check into this more
thoroughly to see how we might proceed.
Request from Fred Stocking that LCC assist the
Comprehensive Plan Process by making
suggestions on adaptations that Lamoine might make to assist in the
mitigation of the impact of climate change.
Simon Woods Trail Parking Lot's sign is ready.
David mentioned that we need to
put in some kind of markers at the boundaries of the
lot to make it safer for snow plowing next
winter.