DRAFT Minutes Bradford Conservation Commission Meeting 2/3/16
Members Present: Ed Wendell, Tom Gray, Barbara Kulzyck, Sandy Price, Nancy Jones
Members Absent: Monique Priestley, Emily Marsh, Riley Hudson
Minutes of 1/20 Approved As written
Finances Ed presented the following bills for payment:
Payable to: / Amount: / For: / From: / Status:Grace United Methodist Church / $125 / For Rental on 3/12/16 / Cons. Fund Acct. WRSB / Approved
OHS Yearbook / $75 / For ¼ Page Yearbook Ad / BCC Budget (Publications) / Approved
It was voted unanimously to renew for one year the Conservation Fund CD that is at Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank at that same bank.
Education
Update on Susan Morse Presentation 2/16 Publicity has been sent to Valley News and Trendy Times Cal. Of Events; WYKR; listserves; FB; Bradford Elem. School Newsletter; OHS Staff; posters distributed: Library will continue to post on Listserve and to their email lists; sign board in front of BA
OtherMarch 7 Movie “Last Call at the Oasis”
Land Conservation
Lyons Parcels (see attachment)UVLT got a call from Wayne Ducey, whose deceased parents owned one of the Lyons Parcels. He is seeking info to help decide what to do with the .99 Acre parcel. Megan Chapman, UVLT, is working with Nancy to strategize ways to add the parcels to the Town Forest. Nancy compiled a spread sheet with all important info about parcels, and 4 parcels have taxes due. The total income to the Town in 2015 from the other 12 parcels was $715.37. After much discussion, it was agreed that Nancy will send letters again to the parcel owners.
Request from CVSWMD Cassandra at CVSWMD called and wants to co-sponsor 2 workshops with the BCC, the first being on Recycling; the second being on composting. We were asked to pick tentative dates that might work. For the Recycling Workshop, we picked either the evening of Monday, March 21st (the first day of Spring) or Saturday, April 23rd (the day after Earth Day). For the Composting Workshop we picked the evening of Monday,June 13th or Saturday June 25th. Cassandra said the workshops will include refreshments, games, prizes, fun activities.
Stewardship
Update on "Wilderness Trail"Nancy has begun the grant application to VT Community Foundation to help fund the trail crew. She’s on the agenda for the next Selectboard Meeting to get their permission to submit the application and to request a letter of support.
Conservation Fund
Update on "Marchi Gras" The event has been moved to the Methodist Church, because the UCC changed their policy and are now charging $35/hour and we cannot afford that. A request for student volunteers has been submitted to Oxbow. Billy is still on board for cooking. The food request has been submitted to Hannaford’s. Monique has updated the flyer and the tickets. Cons. Fund Committee members are soliciting donations for the Auction. Patchy Fog Band is available again to play zydeko music during appetizers.
Workshop Opportunities
VT Climate Economy Summt - IDEAS TO ACTION 2/22/16 VTC
Town Officers Education Conference 4/13 Lake Morey Inn
Nancy shared info about these two opportunities and encouraged members to register and participate.
Other
Sign board promoting Susan Morse presentation was put together and installed at the end of the walkway.
Meeting adjourned at 8:10.
Respectfully submitted, Nancy Jones, Acting Secretary