HomeMy WebLinkAboutProgress Report Made to Board of Selectmen December 8, 2010_201401221138472765Article 68 Work Group Report to Board of Selectmen December 7, 2010Lucinda Young, ChairPeter Boyce, Vice‐ChairLee Saperstein, Secretary
What We Have Accomplished1. Finished Work Group version of Article 68(Accompanies this report)2. Finished suggested Board of Health regulations(Accompanies this report)3. Completed first draft of Nantucket BMPNantucket Best Management Practices(Needs significant additional work)4. Started preparation of educational materials(One draft sample accompanies this report)5. Collected preliminary budget information
Article 68• Final official version from Work Group– Incorporates one stage of legal review– Needs final legal review• Reviewed at three meetings of full Work Group• Final version passed with unanimous vote of all Work Group members.• Sets simple guidelines for fertilizer use– Exceptions allowed if following BMP • Establishes licensing/Certification for landscapers• Note: Not to be forwarded to State until BMP ready
Board of Health Regulations• Mirrors Home Rule Petition• Calls for establishment of Licensing/Certification• Sets simple, coarse limits for fertilizer use • Refers to BMP document for exceptions• Serves educational purpose– Especially before L/C phase is implemented
Best Management Practices (BMP) Document• Authoritative document– Produced by local experts– Includes latest soil science– To be reviewed by UMASS & other outside experts• Central to all other efforts– Feeds into public education efforts– Basis for Regulations and licensing/certification• Could be example for Cape & Islands– Must be high quality document –a hard job
Progress on BMP• First draft completed– Reviewed by subset of WG• More work is needed– Needs to be more concise– Some additional material is needed– Some chapters need rewriting• Schedule for BMP development being formulated
Public/Homeowner Education• Sample mockup of one informational sheet done– An example of material for distribution– Funding sources identified• Targeted mailing of informational sheet– Included with irrigation community invoices– Must be ready by Feb 1 for inclusion in mailing