Kensington Conservation Commission

Minute of July 10, 2006

Members in attendance:  John Skewes, Joan Skewes, Stephen Erickson, Harry Bodwell, Sydnee Goddard

1. Call to order 7:40

2. Minutes approved.

3. Mail

Ø Received plaque from Rockingham Land Trust thanking KCC for Boudreau easement.

Ø Received copy of Site Specific Permit for Hudson Heights.  Sydnee will ask the selectment for more information on it at July 17th meeting.

Ø Received approved wetland permit for state to replace 5' culvert on Rt. 150 near Great Meadow.

4. Hodges Conservation Area updates.

Ø Sydnee shared that signs have been completed.  Sydnee will ask for an invoice that includes volunteered hours.  Sydnee will ask if sign maker will help a boy scout install the signs.

Ø Sydnee is meeting with another company to get a bid for the parking area. 

Ø Motion made to pay for the parking lot construction for Charles Hodges Conservation Area using funds from Charles Hodges Timber Harvest and N.H. Trails Bureau Grant.  Motion seconded and approved unanimously.

Ø Sydnee will check to see if a driveway permit is needed for the parking area.

Ø John suggested we consider making wetland crossings similar to those in Exeter's Oaklands trails.  Sydnee and Stephen will look at these before next meeting.

Ø Agreed to have a trail work day on a Saturday in September.  Sydnee will suggest dates.  Agreed to have both a trail boundary walk to post "No Hunting" signs and a trail maintenance walk that day.  Once date is set, Sydnee will get word out in Community News, Exeter News Letter, Town Web Site, School notices, and perhaps a sign at the school. 

Ø Stephen offered to write a letter about fund raising for Kimball and a trail day.

5. Discussed issue of payment of Cole easement.  Need to work out how to close on this easement with the award money from FRPP in hand.  This issue will be discussed at next selectmen's meeting with Mary Currier.  Joan and Sydnee will attend.

6.  Discuss how to go about raising funds for Kimball easement.  Agreed to meet with selectmen and planning board to get their opinions on how to proceed.  John will prepare a memo regarding options we see for funding. 

7.  Decided Land Prioritization should be a topic at next meeting.  Sydnee will look for past work completed on this topic in KCC records.

8.  Motion made to reimburse Sydnee $5 for materials purchased to organize all the KCC records and $25 for purchase of taxpayer list.  

9. Adjourn 9:38pm