Bethany Conservation
Commission
November 8th
2018
Meeting Minutes (Approved)
Bruce Loomis called the meeting to
order at 8:03pm. Also in attendance were Brian Eitzer, Cathy Rives, Patsy Winer
and Matthew Popp. Shaukat Khan was absent. Bruce appointed Matthew as a voting
member in place of Shaukat.
The minutes from the meeting on
September 13th were reviewed. Patsy moved to accept them and Brian
seconded. The minutes were approved as accepted. There were no corrections.
The commission reviewed the fall
edition of CACIWC’s The Habitat
newsletter. There were no bills.
The commission discussed recent
land issues including the recent Connecticut Constitutional Amendments that
were passed during the most recent state elections.
The commission discussed adding an
additional meeting per month starting at the beginning of the new year to work
on the town’s open space plan. Bruce will check on confirming the availability
of the commission meeting room for the fourth Thursday of each month.
The commission discussed possible
candidates for Conservationist of the Year.
The commission worked on reviewing
the town’s open space plan in preparation for updating.
Brian moved to adjourn the meeting,
Patsy seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Matthew Popp
Secretary pro-tempore
