July 25, 2013 Minutes

Pittsfield Conservation Commission (PCC)
Minutes for July 25, 2013 Meeting

Call to order: 7:00 PM by Chairman Chris Hill.

Present: Members: Chairman Chris Hill (CH), Secretary Diana Westgate (DW), Members Ted Mitchell, Bryan Mika, Carl Wallman, Alternate Bill Miskoe (BMis) Absent Paul Metcalf, Carl Wallman

Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the June meeting were amended and accepted.

Treasurer’s Report: No change from previous month.

Public Input: Not applicable.

Old Business
1. Old Home Day on July 20. CH thanked all for participating. Literature and pens were given out to those who stopped by our table. Children enjoyed watching capsules dissolve in water and expand into foam animals while their parents talked with PCC members.
2. Thompson Forest. It looks okay after the heavy rains. It would be good to have the slash piles cleaned up.

New Business
1. LCHIP (Land and Community Heritage Investment Program) Funding Proposals Flyer. The funding would cover 50% of an approved project. The PCC does not have any projects that would benefit from this funding at present.
2. National Resource Stewards Program. CH recommended it highly to anyone who is interested.
3. Possibility of just buying Pittsfield Aqueduct. A warrant would need to be introduced and passed to make an agreement with the Pennichuck Water Works. The Pittsfield Aqueduct Committee meeting is the third Monday in August.
4. Meeting Notice. BMis mentioned that PCC meetings have to be publicly noticed including time, date and location.

Adjournment: 9:00 PM. The next meeting will be Thursday August 29, 2013.

Submitted by: DW, Secretary.