Bethany Conservation
Commission April 11th 2019
Meeting Minutes Approved
Bruce Loomis called the meeting to
order at 8:13pm. Also in attendance were Brian Eitzer, Patsy Winer, and Matthew
Popp.
Bruce added the issue of tree
management to the meeting agenda.
The minutes from March 14th
were reviewed. Bruce moved to accept them and Brian seconded. The minutes were
approved as accepted. There were no corrections.
The minutes from November 8th
2018 were reviewed. Patsy moved to accept them and Bruce seconded. The minutes
were approved as accepted.
There were no bills. The commission
received a letter from BCS asking us to sponsor their annual conservation award
as we have done in the past. The commission discussed the matter. Patsy moved
that the commission sponsor the BCS conservation award again this year for
$60.00, Matt seconded. The motion passed.
The commission discussed the issue
of tree management brought to our attention by the Garden Club of New Haven.
The commission discussed Bethany’s scenic roads ordinance and how aggressive
tree cutting by utility companies would affect the town’s rural character. The
Garden Club asked that the commission vote in favor of HB 5312. The commission
discussed contacting Fran Doba to use her mailing list to alert residents of
the issue. Patsy volunteered to contact Fran. During discussion, the commission
found that the relevant state legislative committee had already reported HB
5312 favorably, and that it was no longer open for testimony.
The commission discussed the
upcoming town budget meeting and annual town meeting, the issue of the
commission’s budget, and the land acquisition fund budget.
The commission went into executive
session at 8:50pm to discuss Bethany’s Conservationist of the Year. The
executive session was ended at 9:02pm.
Brian moved to adjourn the meeting,
Patsy seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Matthew Popp
Secretary pro-tempore
