City of Gardner
95 Pleasant Street, Gardner, MA 01440
ph: (978) 632-1900
Conservation Commission
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 6:30 PM
City Hall Annex-2nd Floor Meeting Room



 CITY OF GARDNER
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Gardner City Hall – Manca Annex
95 Pleasant Street, Room 202
978-630-4011 Gardner, MA 01440 fax 978-632-1905
CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
MEETING ROOM, 1st FLOOR
CITY HALL ANNEX
ANNOUNCEMENT - Any person may make a video or audio recording of an open session of a meeting, or may transmit the meeting through any medium, subject to reasonable requirements of the Chair as to the number, placement and operation of equipment used so as not to interfere with the conduct of the meeting. Any person intending to make such recording shall notify the Chair forthwith. All Documents referenced or used during the meeting must be submitted in duplicate to the Conservation Agent for the Conservation Commission. All documents shall become part of the official record of the meeting.
AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None
MEETING:
Minutes
Acceptance of Minutes of the Meeting of February 14, 2011
Guests & Visitors
Laurie Nehring, North County Land Trust (NCLT), proposed guided hikes and nature programs at the NCLT Rome Conservation Land and the
Mass Audubon Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary.
Gardner Baseball Board members, restoring a section of Pond Brook near the Gardner Little League field on Mechanic Street
Old Business
Discussion of protocol to respond to landowner requests to determine wetlands on private parcels in relation to property value for tax assessments Gardner ConCom Agenda 2/28/11 2
and the potential adoption of the most current MassDEP wetlands map layer as the acceptable standard for preliminary wetlands identification.
New Business
The Personnel Director is moving her office and will contact the Agent when available to provide badges for Conservation Commission members for identification on site visits.
ONGOING TOPICS:
Aspen Transportation Enforcement Order
Gardner Little League project on Mechanic Street
Kendall Pond Betterment Association, Aquatic Vegetation Management Program
Pan Am Railways, Request for Determination of Applicability
NOTICE: These Agenda items consist of items that are reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting and are specifically allowed to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.
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Acting Chairman of the Conservation Commission