Georgetown Conservation Commission
Meeting Minutes
July 8, 2013 at 7 PM – Town Office
Meeting called to order at 7:04 pm
I.
Quorum determined: Present were: Robin Moore* (Chair), Kate MacKay, Rosalie Paul, John
Hagan*, Nancy Kinner*, Jay Holt*, Geoff Birdsall. Guest: Ruth Indrick of KELT. (*=Conservation
Commission member).
II.
Minutes from June 10, 2013 meeting were approved, as presented.
III.
Project Updates
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Trails/Map – Robin/John.
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Coastal Clean-Up Dates- Jay:
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Jay will put an article in the Tide. Dates are September 14-15, 2013
UNH Water Project – Kate/Nancy.
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John got the new trail guide printed at The Copy Shop (Wiscasset). Kudos to
John for his artistry and speed. The guide is excellent with color and slightly
smaller font, but still readable. There are two new sites in the guide. The cost
was $62.50 (GIS) and printing ($387.50). They will be at the Moorings, Coveside,
the Country Store, Grey Havens, Robinhood Marina, Five Islands, Historical
Society, KELT, Georgetown Pottery, and the Post Office.
ACTION: Nancy will be sure the slides and reports are emailed to Mary
McDonald.
Project Canopy Grant – John, Kate, Robin.
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John and Kate met with the consulting forester on Friday, June 14 who did the
site inventories of the two town-owned forest tracts. There will be an effort
made to get people to the TH July 25 at 7PM in the GCC. CC members should
contact people about this meeting. This meeting will get input from people on
what they value about the two Town owned forests managed by the CC. The
second community meeting for Project Canopy will be September 26th at 7PM at
the GCC. The CC will present a plan for the management of the lands going
forward. This plan will be based on the feedback from the first meeting and the
forester’s report. ACTION: John and Robin will post signs at IPCAR and at the
Country Store, Post Office, GHS, the Wharf, the Transfer Station, and GCC
announcing the meeting.
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Marsh Migration Team (MMT) and Sea Level Rise Project – Kate
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The Marsh Migration Team asked the Commission to identify some specific
locations in Georgetown for them to focus on. The GHS wants to know the
cemeteries at risk. Cape Swage is at risk and should be a focus. The MMT will
contact the ME DOT about road information. KELT participated in a survey of
culverts vis-a vis fish migration. Ruth will provide this information to the MMT.
ACTION: John and Kate will construct an agenda for the August 20th meeting.
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There will be a state conference on Vulnerability Assessment Reporting in Wells
in September. ACTION: Ruth will contact Kathy to see if she can go.
Island Sustainability Committee (ISC) – Rosalie
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KELT Water Monitoring Project - Ruth
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IV.
IV.
KELT water sampling started on Thursday, June 27th and will continue on
alternate Thursdays through October. Sampling occurs around noon high tides
for consistency and should take less than two hours. Volunteers were trained.
Ruth has 8 volunteers as well as two KELT summer interns to do sampling. There
was a glitch with the pH sampling paper. A $90 pH meter will be used instead.
MACC-Kathy
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The Commission set the date of the Harvest Potluck for Saturday, October 5th at
6 – 8 PM. There was a discussion of starting a seed bank. Jay will get clams.
ACTION: Rosalie has asked Noah Keith-Hardy to be in touch with Robin about
repairs for the cider press."
No report as Kathy not present.
Facebook Page and Marketing CC –Robin, Kate, John
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John has created a test WordPress site for the CC. Bob Doak does not know how
to about what is involved in setting up a WordPress site. This topic will be
discussed at a future meeting.
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The Conservation Commission may sell t-shirts to raise community awareness.
The CC can do this, but cannot spend town funds for it. ACTION: Robin will
work on the art design.
Old Business
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The roadside cleanup will be done again next year.
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Discussion about how to encouraging recycling. Businesses can use the Transfer
Station. This will be discussed at a future meeting.
New Business:
a. There was a discussion of the mosquito spraying and nutrient application to lawns. This
will be continued at the next meeting.
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b. Ruth reported KELT will be scheduling a meeting with in the next few months on septic
systems and their impact on shellfish beds etc.
V.
Next Meeting: August 12, 2013 at 7 PM.
A motion was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Kinner
7/8/13
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