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Beach Management Advisory Meeting
Land Bank Conference Room
20 September 2007
4:00 pm
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Members Present: Maureen Beck, Chair, Tom Dickson, Edie Ray, Colin~eddy :u
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Mrs. Beck convened the meeting at 4:15 pm. The members approved the~tes ~3
September with two corrections; John Johnson was present, not absent, attd ~e spelBlig
of Chief Lucey's name was corrected. ~ .
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Mrs. Beck reported that Town Manager Gibson apologized for delaying her meeting~ith
BMAC but has now agreed to come to the BMAC meeting on 18 October if nothing else
demands her attention then. She agrees BMAC should be allowed to see a financial
accounting of the Beach Driving Permit funds.
Mrs. Beck also spoke about the Town Manager's remarks at the Annual Meeting of the
Nantucket Civic League on 17 September, particularly her plan to organize similar town
departments under one Director for each group so that departments with common issues
can be aware of each other's role in the operations and perhaps discuss with each other
problems to be solved. These discussions can save the Town Manager time and help give
clear responses to the departments more quickly.
The members were pleased to hear that they would be able to see an accounting of the
Beach Driving Permit monies. Mrs. Beck reminded the members that the money is not
for BMAC to use, only for knowing where it is spent. In response to Mr. Leddy's
concerns, Mrs. Beck agreed that these expenditures are a matter of public record but so
scattered among various departments that it takes considerable time to search all the bills
out, thereby causing some irritation on the part of the Finance Department when
receiving such a request.
Mr. Leddy asked about protests regarding noise involved in beach cleaning operations.
Mrs. Beck noted that the Town asked Mr. Powers not to clean with his tractor so early in
the morning as to disturb residents still asleep. Mrs. Ray suggested that a longer rake be
used by the Parks Department in cleaning the trash around the concession building at
Children's Beach.
Mr. Leddy reported that a large group of citizens worry about the amount of poison ivy
around the steps at Fisherman's Beach.
Mrs. Ray asked if the Sconset Sewer Beds were open or closed. Should there be parking
there if they are considered still open? Mrs. Beck will check but thinks they are to be
used only as a reserve for the new installation.
After some discussion about future agendas the members agreed not to meet again until
October 11.
Respectfully submitted, with notes from Tom Dickson, Maureen Beck, Chair