HomeMy WebLinkAbout50 SE48_3115 NCC Ltr of Review Report G Berman 4_23_19
TO:
Members
of
the
Conservation
Commission
FROM:
Maureen
Phillips
for
the
NCC
Team
RE:
Request
for
Review
of
SBPF
2018
Annual
Report
DATE:
April
23,
2019
COPY:
Jeff
Carlson
At
the
April
22,
2019
meeting
of
the
ConCom,
future
scheduling
was
discussed.
We
wish
to
repeat
our
point
of
information
that
the
2018
Annual
Report,
dated
April
12,
2019,
has
been
received
from
the
Siasconset
Beach
Preservation
Fund,
as
required
by
the
Order
of
Conditions
for
the
existing
900-‐foot
geotube
project.
This
Annual
Report
had
not
been
peer
reviewed.
As
you
know,
each
prior
annual
report
has
been
reviewed
by
Greg
Berman,
who
has
been
retained
by
Mr.
Carlson
as
the
independent
reviewer
for
the
Commission,
and
each
report
has
generated
significant
comment
from
the
proponents,
the
public,
and
local
non-‐profit
groups.
Mr.
Berman’s
reviews
take
some
time.
Here
is
the
time
record
to
date:
4/7/2017
-‐
review
of
12/13/2016
report
for
2016
2/11/2018
-‐
review
of
1/12/2018
report
for
2017
2/1/2019
-‐
review
of
2/5/2018
NOI.
We
believe
that
since
the
public
hearing
on
the
expansion
project
is
nearing
its
close,
the
peer
review
of
the
4/12/2019
Annual
Report
for
2018
should
be
undertaken
and
completed
as
quickly
as
possible.
The
last
two
reviews
were
done
after
the
filing
in
January
2018
of
the
Notice
of
Intent
(NOI)
for
the
expansion
of
the
geotubes.
These
reviews,
and
the
many
comments
generated,
demonstrate
the
critical
relevance
of
independent
comment
regarding
the
performance
of
the
existing
project.
It
is
in
the
best
interests
of
all
the
parties
involved
to
have
this
uniquely
important
independent
review
available
for
comment
before
the
public
hearing
re
the
NOI
for
the
expansion
is
closed
for
public
comment.
It
will
be
only
the
fourth
such
review
in
this
very
long
process.
Thank
you.