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Beach Management Advisory Committee 5-25-06 4pm Land Bank Conference Room
Members present: Maureen Beck, Chair, Colin Leddy, Beach Manager Jeff Carlson
Guest: John Johnson
The meeting convened at 4:07 pm without a quorum. Edie Ray sent a message
that she was unavoidably detained on Coatue. Mr. Dickson was off island.
Therefore, the minutes of May 18, including corrections from Mrs. Ray, will be
held over until June 1 for approval.
Mrs. Beck announced that Chief Pitrnann will be at the June 1 meeting for
discussions, that weekly meetings ofBMAC are posted and reserved until the end ofthis
year, that she will be away for the June 8 meeting and hopes notes will be taken for the
record. She has thanked. Mr. Matt Liddle and his class for implanting the grass plugs at
Nobadeer bluff On June 3 the High School Surfing Club is planning its major clean up
of South Shore Beaches.
Mr. Carlson has installed a protective fence and walkway for the new grass
planted at Nobadeer bluff, handled some issues with unleashed dogs at Low Beach, and
with Environmental Officer Belanger's help warned Sheep's Pond residents against
installing artificial deterrents to beach erosion on their property. He is establishing
procedures for monitoring 40th Pole Beach and Smith's Point. He reports one pair of
plovers and their chick at Jetties Beach and three pairs of plovers at Smith's Point. He
will bring the number of beach driving stickers sold to date to the June 1 meeting.
Mr. Leddy reported that personal ATV's are driving late at night on the beaches
and roads with full floodlights on.
Mrs. Beck asked for comments and approval of the drafts of the revised Mission
Statement and the accompanying letter to the Board of Selectmen. Both Mr. Leddy and
Mr. Carlson approved the drafts as had Mrs. Ray and Mr. Dickson earlier in the week.
Mrs. Beck intends to submit them to the BOS with recent minutes of the meetings by
June. 2.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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~ureen Beck, Chair