During a very brief Conservation Commission meeting on June 8, the commissioners voted to send a letter of support to the Mattapoisett Water and Sewer Department as they plan the filing of Municipal Vulnerability Grant applications.
The state program funds activities as cities and towns prepare environmental resiliency plans and identify and implement priority projects. The program helps communities define climate-related hazards, existing and future climate-related vulnerabilities, risk assessment, and action on priority items. One such project in Mattapoisett is the sewer system that runs through marsh and wetland areas near Eel Pond.
In other business, a Certificate of Compliance was granted to William and Debra Poutsiaka, 4 Maple Road. Representing the applicants was Mark Manganello, assistant director of Ecological Services, LEC Consulting. Manganello said that he had reported on the planting plan over the last three years and recently met on site with landscape architect Michael Williams. He said he was satisfied that the applicant had met the conditions set forth by the commission and that ongoing conditions would include yearly post-growing-season reporting. The commissioners approved the request.
All other matters were continued at the request of applicants until ConCom’s June 22, meeting. Those filings are: a Request for Determination of Applicability from Bria and Patricia O’Neill, 11 Mechanic Street, for the construction of a 22×25.5-foot garage, 10-foot addition, 6-foot covered porch and new driveway and deck within a FEMA flood zone; a Notice of Intent by Dale Leavitt of Blue Stream Shellfish, LLC, for shellfish and algae farming in Nasketucket Bay; a Request to Amend a Notice of Intent filed by Jesse Davidson, 22 Pine Island Road, for changes to plans for a home, driveway and grading; and a Certificate of Compliance request from Alexander Makkas, 16 Island View Avenue.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission is scheduled for Monday, June 22, at 6:30 pm via remote meeting; codes will be posted on the town’s website.
Mattapoisett Conservation Commission
By Marilou Newell