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WREP Minutes
March 3, 2010
Present: Judith Van Hamm, Dick Avery, Faith Burbank, Scott Plympton
• Scott Plympton: scribe
• February Minutes reviewed and approved
Estuary Map 'of undeveloped land'
We reviewed a revised 2010 map from Judith of the undeveloped land within the Weir River Estuary.
• Inaccuracies were noted for revision
• We will post this to Hingham's Open Space Plan after vetting
• This activity will be added to the matrix
Hingham Open Space Plan
• Faith requested WREP committee to approve the Hingham OSP's delineations for priority purchase.
o Motion approved.
Hull Land Conservation Trust
• HLCT has recently applied for a Conservation Partnership grant with the Trustees of the Reservation. The $75K grant would have the TTOR purchase ½ of the conservation restriction. Hull Conservation Committee approves the support.
• Save the date: The 'Sun is Out" Art auction and creative black tie dance at the Red Parrot, March 20 to support the HLCT.
Hingham Town Report
• WREP activities and contributions were submitted to the Hingham annual town report. Hingham selectmen have a copy of all meeting minutes from last year.
• With minor adjustments, motion to submit this info to both Cohasset and Hull for their 2009 Town Annual reports. Approved.
Estuary Park Forum
Continued planning for a charette or powwow on the WREP Committee and the next activities for an estuary park.
• We reviewed a draft of the event's invitation as prepared by Dick Avery
• We recognized that considerable preparation work is required in order for this event to be successful.
• Due to activity and timing constraints, we have move the event from spring to fall 2010 (October 20th proposed).
• Preparation activities include:
o Develop maps that show revised park boundaries. Include the boundaries of the ACEC and Rivers Protection Act.
o Identify points of interest (leverage the Paddling Guide)
o Create a list of invitees to be circulated among the committee members. Ask up to 80 and expect to get 40 participants.
o Leverage the preamble of the WREP Land Protection Plan to provide a historical background of our efforts.
o Identify the roles and responsibilities for each of the stakeholders
Define the work to be done. Ask, where does you or your group fit in with this?
Education, Recreation, Water Resources, Land Protection
o Identify Outcomes:
To form an alliance. To create a shared ownership or investment for the management of this resource.
Next Meeting
April 7th at 7:00PM in the Hingham Town Hall