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Meeting Minutes
February 1, 2001 L'- r ` i I -1 —ia
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Minutes of the meeting held by the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee on
Thursday, February 1, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mansfield Town Hall, Mansfield, Mass.
Members present: Phil Barske, Ph.D., Easton; William Hardin, Easton; Wayne P.
Southworth, Easton; Robert Boette, Foxboro; Dave Masciarelli, Sharon; Leonard Flynn,
Mansfield; Robert K. Jones, Mansfield, Ed Tartufo, Mansfield; Susan Mims, Norton;
Suzanne Erikson, Norton; Fred Watson, Norton
Others present: Jen Carlino, Norton Conservation Agent, and Dick Lewis,
Mansfield Conservation Agent
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. Wayne recapped the plans for the Lawn Care Seminar on March 29, 2001 at the
Norton Middle School, starting at 7:00 p.m. with Brian E. Venchesi of Irrigation
Consulting, Inc. and Lynda Wightman of Hunter Industries.
Jennifer Carlino will provide Wayne with a list of those that attended last years
seminar. Wayne will have a flyer at the next meeting with a map to the location.
Dave Masciarelli will see about getting a sign made to place in front of the school
the evening of the seminar.
III. MILL POND DAM — Bob Jones gave an update of the Mill Pond Dam Project in
Mansfield. All Mansfield representatives will attend a meeting on February 15,
2001 at the Mansfield Town Hall. The estimate cost of the dam repairs is
$265,000.
IV. GREEN BELT PROJECT — Leonard Flynn reported on a meeting he had with
Maurice Goulet regarding the updates to the map for the Greenbelt Project. Jen
Carlino informed the Committee that she has forms to update the state's GIS
maps. The State D.P.W. land along Route #495 is close to being transferred to
the Town of Norton. The 35 -acre Striar property along Route # 123 will be
decided at Norton's Town meeting on May 7. The article will be for $375,000 to
purchase the property. The Committee voted to support the Community Land
Preservation Act. Leonard Flynn will prepare a letter to be sent out to each local
newspaper supporting the Act.
V. ANNUAL AWARENESS DAY— The Committee finalized the Annual
Awareness Day for Saturday, May 12, 2001 at the Mansfield Fish & Game Club.
Wayne will contact the Secretary of Environmental Affairs, Bob Durand, to see if
he will be available on that date as our keynote speaker.