HomeMy WebLinkAboutSiasconset Bluff Walk Public Access Meeting Notes - October 12, 2010_201402041425386827
‘SCONSET BLUFF WALK PUBLIC ACCESS SUBCOMMITTEE
(SBWPAS)
DRAFT MINUTES
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 2 Fairgrounds Road Conference Room
Members Present: Co-Chairs D.Anne Atherton & Harvey Young, Rob Benchley, Joan
Porter, Bert Ryder, Mary Wawro
Members Absent: Bob Felch, Frank Holdgate, Jeri Hicks
Interested Public: Carol Dunton, Linda Holland, Lee Saperstien
I. Call to order. 4:20 p.m.
II. Approval of September 28 Minutes
III. Announcements:
Ms. Atherton hopes DPW director Jeff Willett can attend a meeting or advise the
committee about maintenance of the footpath
Mickey Rowland, Chair of the Nantucket Commission on Disability will attend
the October 26th meeting to discuss parameters of the ADA regarding handicap access to
the path, in particular to the opening of selected ways.
References were made to Mass. Coastal Zone Management’s guide book
“Preserving Historical Rights of Way to the Sea,” as well as websites about public cliff
walks in Newport, R.I., and York, Maine.
Ms. Atherton noted that the ‘Sconset Beach Preservation Fund is currently
developing a new erosion control plan for the North Bluff using an “anchored mattress
and gabion” system that is currently in use on the bluff at Hinckley Lane. Although most
of the SBPF’s proposal will include areas north of the foot path, there will be some
overlap, and undoubtedly there will be discussion with the SBPF. Members were directed
to their website for more information about the proposed project:
http://www.sconsetbeach.org/coastal_bank.html
IV. Updates:
Information gathering: Mary Wawro submitted photographs of the beach stairs
taken by Dirck Van Lieu.
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Permitting and Licensing of staircases: Mary W. reported that the ConCom has
some information on the stairways, but not a lot. She also said she would get more
information about how much jurisdiction the ConCom has with respect to new activities
on the path, such as widening and delineating.
Anne’s Lane negotiations: Going nowhere; D.Anne will ask Andrew Vorce about
same.
Revised Draft Management Plan: Bob Felch distributed a consolidated draft to members
Benchley and Porter on 10/11, but they were unable to review it in time for the 10/12
meeting.
Other:
1) Discussion about certain ways that were “removed” from the ATM Warrant
Article #74, “paper” ways between properties at #23 & #25 Baxter Road, #53 & #55
Baxter Road. While the R&ROW Committee had not included these originally because
the respective owners owned property on both sides of the ways, this committee feels
they should be included “in a policy of fairness.” Harvey and D.Anne will draft a memo
to re-introduce these ways for a future ATM article.
2) Priority for Easements: Discussion began concerning which ways should be
opened to the path; i) Bayberry Lane at the northern end of the path, ii) Way between #65
& #67 Baxter, iii) Anne’s Lane…
A final tally was not reached, as the meeting was running late and members
agreed we need further legal counsel to understand these steps.
Public Comment: Abutter Linda Holland noted there has been much wear and tear on the
path near her house at 29 Broadway, and that the traffic and noise on the footpath over
the Columbus Day weekend was “Awful…it was the worst.”
Next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 26, 4:15 at 2 Fairgrounds Road.
Adjournment at approximately 6:20 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rob Benchley, Secretary Pro Tem
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