Bethany Conservation Commission
November 14, 2019
Approved Minutes
- The
meeting was called to order at 8:06 by Bruce Loomis. Also, in attendance were Brian Eitzer, and
Patsy Winer. Matthew Popp was
absent.
- Patsy moved
and Brian seconded the minutes of the April 11, 2019 meeting. Patsy noted that the word “we” in the
sixth paragraph should be replaced with “the relevant state legislative
committee”. The minutes as amended were approved
unanimously.
- Bruce
moved and Brian seconded the minutes of the October 10, 2019 meeting. The minutes were accepted as written.
- There
were no bills. The only correspondence was the latest issue of The
Habitat, and, a letter from the town clerk asking for next year’s
meeting schedule. It was decided to
retain our current meeting schedule.
The second Thursday of every month as a regular meeting with the
fourth Thursday as a session to work on the Open Space Plan.
- There
was a discussion of the Conservationist of the Year Award. It was decided to keep the current forms
except to change the dates as appropriate for the award in 2020.
- Bruce
noted that we are short of members.
- The remainder of the meeting was spent working on
the update of the town Open Space Plan. In particular it was noted that
Brian had contacted Kristen LaBrie, the Project Manager of New
England Geosystems in charge of our town maps. The Conservation Commission is
interested in updating the Open Space Map in the plan. She informed Brian that the cost for an
analyst is $65/hr, and she would anticipate that what the commission wants
might be $600-$1200, depending on the level of detail.
- Patsy
moved to adjourn the meeting and Bruce seconded at 8:47.
Respectfully submitted,
Brian Eitzer
Secretary pro-tempore
