Conservation Commission Minutes for the meeting of April 7, 2002.

Present: Spencer Brookes, Andrew LeFrançois, Les Tallarico, and Doreece Miller

7:00 Business Meeting

1. Minutes of 11MAR02 accepted.
2. Spencer-chair again for one more year.  Andrew-secretary for the year.
3. Spencer spoke about the town having the largest white ash in the state.
4. Les showed us a map that he had put together on the soil types of Carnival Hill; both current and potential holdings.
5. We spoke about membership to the WCC and how many people could be a part of the commission.
6. Discussed the well walk for 10APR02 at 2:30PM.  Discussed visiting the nine wells along the baseball field and the three (maybe four) other wells on the school property.
7. Discussed the meeting for 10APR02 at 10:00AM to go over the Land & Water for Carnival Hill.
8. Zoning & Land Use Changes: the potential Shell Station on route 101 (cornfield location)
a. Concerns about the project:
-want more information about the project
-possible aquifer contamination
-problem: once a gas station on the property the property is “potentially contaminated” and therefore hard to resell.
-possibly talk to Monadnock Spring Water about how they feel about the project.
9. Discussed the Carnival Hill Report & the LCHIP Timeline
a. ran through and discussed the initial timeline Spencer put together.
10. Spencer mentioned that he had posted a sign on the lower portion of Carnival Hill stating that the land had been purchased via a Land & Water Grant.
11. Souhegan Watershed & LAC Meeting
a. Discussed Helen Dalbeck’s concerns about H2O and possible contamination into H2O shed.
b. Discussed possibly looking at the Horseshoe property for future considerations of land in need for conservation.
c. WCC’s contact for Land & Water:
            Ben Haubrick 271-3556
            Office of Recreational Services
            PO Box 1856
            Concord, NH 03302
12. Discussed the joint meeting of the WCC, MCC, and LCC on 1APR02 and clarified that the date of the next meeting would be 3JUN02.
13. Spoke about two complaints on Lots: D-093 (River Rd. Trust) and D-091 (Town of Wilton).  Also received Forestry Notifications for Lots: E-039, E-040, and E-046.
14. The next regular meeting is scheduled for 13MAY02 at 7:00PM at the Town Hall.