Town of Mansfield

Open Space Preservation Committee

Minutes of the August 19, 2008 meeting

Members present:  Evangeline Abbott, Ken Feathers, Quentin Kessel, Steve Lowrey, Jim Morrow, Vicky Wetherell, Jen Kaufman. 

1. Meeting called to order at 7:35.

2. Minutes of both May and July, 2008 meeting were approved on a motion by Feathers/Lowrey.

3. Opportunity for Public Comment:  none present.

4. Old Business:  Continued discussion of White Oak Condominiums proposed sewage disposal system on Town land centered on a solution to work cooperatively with DEP to remedy the situation in a non-confrontational manner.

5. Recommendations to Town Manager:  none.

6. New Business:  Planning, Acquisition and Management Guidelines – Discussion of elements of both drafts including the order in which categories are presented, naming of properties, compilation/dissemination of committee input and other issues raised as a result of this review.

7. Meeting adjourned at 9:05.

Respectfully submitted,

Evangeline Abbott