Unapproved minutes
Westmoreland Conservation Commission meeting minutes May 6,
2010
Meeting was called to order at 7:15
Present: Marshall Patmos, Chair; Paula Page, John Lukin, Bill Fosher, Ken
Wright, Gary Dermott
Bill Fosher moved that the minutes of the Feb. 4, 2010 meeting be accepted as
presented. Paula Page seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Bill Fosher moved that the minutes of April 1 be accepted as presented. Paula
Page seconded.
John Lukin moved that the minutes be amended by removing the parenthetical
comment regarding a generous benefactor be removed from the section on the
Cheshire County Farm. Bill Fosher seconded the motion. Motion to amend passed
unanimously.The minutes of April 1 as amended were accepted unanimously.
Marshall Patmos reported that Dick Schmidt's health, which has been keeping him
from attending meetings of the Conservation Commission, is improving and he
hopes to be able to rejoin us soon. The members of the commission wished him a
speedy and thorough recovery.
Bill Fosher reported that the efforts to preserve the Cheshire County Farm and
associated forest land through some sort of conservation easement are
continuing as outlined in April, but no new milestones have been reached.
The commission discussed the draft conservation plan. Ken Wright suggested that
a map denoting areas where future growth of commercial, industrial, and
residential development would be appropriate should be included.
John Lukin suggested that an outreach plan to educate landowners about options
that would permanently conserve land should be implemented as soon as possible.
Paula Page moved to contact the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, and
Selectmen to discuss establishing a working group with representatives from
each board as well as from the Conservation Commission. This working group
would look how the conservation plan's goals are supported by existing zoning
and master plan and vice versa .Ken Wright seconded the motion, and it was
passed unanimously. Marshall Patmos will send the draft to other boards.
The commission received and noted a wetlands permit application that was filed
by Daniel H. and Alison W. Fissette to install a culvert for a driveway off
Route 63 near the
The commission received a letter from the New Hampshire Department of
Transportation informing us that it intends to resurface and perform bridge
maintenance on the section of Route 12 from its intersection with
Next meeting is scheduled for June 3, 2010
Meeting adjourned at 8:51 p.m.
Submitted by Bill Fosher