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July 8, 2009
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm; a quorum was confirmed.
Committee Members Present:
Chris Daly, Nick Amdur, David Beal, Robert Mosher, Adrienne Ramsey, Alan Perrault
Members Not Present:
Ken Corson
Other Speakers:
John Hersey
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Meeting called to order by Chairman Amdur at 7:32 pm.
Previous Meeting Minutes:
Minutes from the meeting of June 10, 2009. A. Perrault recommended that C. Daly and A.
Perrault be added as meeting attendees. C. Daly to make changes. A. Perrault made a motion to
approve the minutes with the changes. R. Mosher seconded the motion. A vote was taken and it
was unanimous to approve the minutes.
Memorial Bench Policy:
Following up on our discussions in the May 2009 with Mrs. Beth Rockoff of the Historical
Commission it was recommended that C. Daly review the notes on the HHDC’s findings on a
memorial bench policy, as received from A. Ramsey, and forward via email to Mrs. Rockoff.
Inner Harbor Dredging:
N. Amdur advised that Assistant Town Administrator Betty Foley advised that the RFP for
dredging services has been created and will be sent out shortly. Ms. Foley is also in regular
contact to Representative Bradley’s office to assure that the funding from the state will be there
when needed. R. Mosher asked about the process of the state actually releasing the funds and if
all concerned parties were aware of any requirements and/or timeframes. N. Amdur confirmed
that the Town of Hingham is putting out the RFP, not the DCR. But the DCR (Kevin Mooney) is
still involved in the project.
Dock and Pier Policy:
C. Daly gave an update on the status of the Dock and Pier Policy and the status of a few pending
pier or private dredging applications.
The Conservation Commission is still waiting to hear back from the DEP on the appeal filed by
the 7 Howard Road applicants.
The Conservation Commission has denied the dredging applications for 21 and 23 Bel Air Road.
Harbor Planning Task Force:
N. Amdur gave an update on the Task Force. An initial meeting was held and also a site visit to
Hingham Harbor was made by the Task Force members. Each representative to the Task Force
provided ideas and priorities from their respective committees, commissions or boards. The next
meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2009.
New Business:
N. Amdur asked that the Committee recognize the passing of James Doyle who served on the
HHDC for several years.
Resident John Hersey recommended more picnic benches the Hingham Bathing Beach and again
at the Iron Horse park. Mr. Hersey also expressed concerns about trash cans at the harbor and
seagull intrusion. A. Perrault recommended shaded benches for the future. They have been used
at the new East Boston waterfront, which was mentioned as well developed waterfront property.
C. Daly made a motion to adjourn the meeting. A. Ramsey seconded the motion. A vote was
taken and it was unanimous. Chairman Amdur adjourned the meeting at 8:11 pm.
The next meeting is scheduled for August 12th at 7:30 PM.