After informally hearing from residents about the eroded condition of the tiny beach area located at Ned’s Point, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission sought to bring the matter before Town Administrator Mike Lorenco.
Lorenco conferred with Highway Surveyor Garrett Bauer, who agreed improvements can and should be made. The Highway Department will now file for permitting to perform beach nourishment at the narrow public beach.
The balance of the June 24 agenda was dense with a variety of applications typical of summertime in Mattapoisett.
A Notice of Intent filed by Daniel McCarthy for the repair of a vertical, stone and mortar-sloped boulder revetment was conditioned. The repair and construction is planned by four owners, engineering representative Brian Grady of G.A.F. explained. Property owners of 12, 14, 16, and 18 Ocean View Avenue filed jointly.
Some questions were raised by the commission regarding ownership and easement rights along the top of the revetment. Grady said he had researched the area in question with the Assessor’s office only to learn the area is not listed as being owned by any party.
Brady said that notification has been sent to the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, but no reply has been received at this time. The filing was continued.
Debra Blais Revocable Trust, 44 Pico Beach Road, filed a Notice of Intent for beach nourishment that was conditioned.
A Request for Determination of Applicability filed by David and Nancy Richardson, 26 Avenue A, to install a new septic system received a Negative 2 decision.
A Notice of Intent filed by Benny Enterprises at 3 King Phillip Road was conditioned. Represented by David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc., Davignon said the entire site is planned for redevelopment, including the demolition of an existing 1935 cottage.
Davignon also represented Lisa Gamache Living Trust’s Notice of Intent filing for the reconstruction of a ground-level deck. The filing was conditioned.
Jeff Youngquist of Outback Engineering represented Edward and Sarah Calder, 13 Shipyard Lane, for the construction of a three-car garage and the removal of invasive plants. A replanting plan which includes native species was also submitted. The filing was conditioned.
Livingstone Plymouth Nominee Trust filed two Notice of Intent requests for property located on Whaler’s Way and each for the development of a single-family home with a shared roadway. Andrew Stackpole of Field Engineering represented the applicant.
Stackpole stated that he was awaiting notification from Massachusetts Wildlife’s Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program for both properties. The projects are also located in FEMA-mapped flood zones and riverfront jurisdictional areas. The NOI’s were continued.
A continued NOI by Jennifer Murphy, 5 Point Road, for the reconstruction of a single-family home with an associated seawall was conditioned.
Another continued NOI filed by William Mansfield, 0 Harbor Lane, for roadway improvements within a buffer zone was also conditioned.
The commission also discussed fees. A lively discourse found the commissioners considering whether or not to increase fees. Chairman Mike King thought regular fees should remain the same with after-the-fact filings being doubled. After further discussion, the commissioners were in agreement that fees should remain unchanged, except for after-the-fact filings, which at the commission’s discretion may be doubled.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission is scheduled for Monday, July 8, at 6:30 pm.
Mattapoisett Conservation Commission
By Marilou Newell