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Meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm; a quorum was confirmed.
Committee Members Present:
Nick Amdur, Dave Beal, Chris Daly, Adrienne Ramsey, Alan Perrault, Robert Mosher,
Members Not Present:
Warren Nottleson
Other Speakers:
Carolyn Nielsen – Conservation Commission
Jim Doyle , Jim Clarke, Grant Hansel
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Previous Meeting Minutes:
Minutes from the meeting of December 3, 2008 were reviewed. A. Ramsey made a motion for
approval of the minutes, seconded by R. Mosher. The vote to approve the minutes was
unanimous.
Dredging Update:
N. Amdur gave an update on the harbor dredging. The Conservation Commission will be
issuing an order of conditions for the application from CLE Engineering to manage the
dredging. Betty Foley, interim-Town Administrator, has been staying in touch with State
officials. The funding is in place and at this time it looks like dredging will start in October
2009.
Dock Policy:
Carolyn Nielsen of the Conservation Commission provided an update on the Dock and Pier
Policy. The Conservation Commission has voted in favor of supporting the warrant article as
written by C. Nielsen. A copy of the article language was provided to the HHDC. C. Nielsen
explained that the warrant article will address amendment of the existing by-law. The
Advisory Committee will write the final edition of the article. A. Perrault asked about legal
review of the regulations, when they are created. C. Nielsen advised that Town Counsel would
be asked to review at that time. C. Nielsen advised that she has notified the Selectmen of this
article and they initially support it. The definition of docks and piers under 310 CMR 9.0 was
discussed. A motion was made by A. Perrault to support the warrant article and resulting bylaw
amendment. R. Mosher seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the vote was
unanimous in approval.
Whitney Wharf Fence:
D. Beal advised at a recent Selectmen’s meeting Town Counsel gave the opinion that no
further legal funds should be spent on the matter involving the fence and Vine Associates.
The Selectmen then voted to remove the fence.
The HHDC members then discussed the issues around this decision. C. Daly made a motion
that the HHDC write a letter expressing our concerns with their decision but also mentioning
that the opinions regarding the decision to remove the fence are mixed on our Committee.
A. Perrault made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by C. Daly. The
vote to adjourn the meeting was unanimously approved and the meeting was adjourned at
8:00 pm.
Committee Members then attended the joint meeting with the Planning Board. The Planning
Board has issued separate minutes for that meeting.
The next meeting is scheduled for February 11, 2009, 7:30 pm, Town Hall.