Groton Conservation Commission

Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 @ 6:30 p.m.

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1. APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS*
   • 6:30 PM- Continued Public Hearing Notice of Intent- 282 Farmers Row
   • 6:32 PM- Continued Public Hearing Notice of Intent- 28 Ridgewood Ave
   • 6:45 PM- Minor Change Request- 18 Kemp St
   • 7:00 PM- Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation- 0 North St
   • 7:20 PM- Request for Determination of Applicability- 248 Chicopee Row
   • 7:35 PM- Request for Determination of Applicability- Keyes Woods
   • 7:45 PM- Request for Certificate of Compliance- 139 Wharton Row
   • Order of Conditions Extension Request- Upper Massapoag Pond
   • Approve Order of Conditions- 293 Reedy Meadow Rd
   • Approve Order of Conditions- 54 Hill Rd
   • Approve Order of Conditions - J. Harry Rich State Forest Trail

 

 

2. GENERAL BUSINESS*

 

2.1. General Discussions/Announcements

•  Discussion: Wild and Scenic Stewardship Council Signs
•  Hunting Regulations on Conservation Properties
•  Discussion Hill Road Enforcement Issues
•  Discussion Beaver Dam Removal on Island Road Bridge

 

2.2. General Updates from Administrator

• Yard Waste Dumping off Forest Drive (Parcel 131-2)
• Letters to Residents off Crosswinds and McLains Woods
• Meeting on 8/27

 

 

2.3. Committee Updates

• West Groton Rail Trail

 

2.4. Land Management & Acquisition

• Mowing and Black Swallowwort Herbicide Application at Nipmuc Meadows
• Ames Meadow, O’Neill Way, and Whistle Post Lane Mowing

 

2.5. Approve Meeting Minutes

 

2.6 Approve Invoices

• Groton Herald
• Paul Funch Reimbursement
• Nashoba Valley Voice/ Lowell Sun

 

3. Open Session for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of meeting*
4. Executive Session pursuant to MGL Ch. 30A, Sec. 21(6): * “To consider the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real estate, if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body.”
5. Adjournment

*Votes may be taken

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.