Town of Sutton Selectmen Meeting Minutes

 

Sutton Conservation Commission

Agenda

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Appointment 6:45 – Polly Crocker to discuss letter of support for Kezar Lake Watershed Based Plan

Appointment 7:00 – Aaron Flewelling and Tom Paul to discuss snowmobile access at KHR

 

  • Review minutes of August 10, 2022.

 

  • Financial Report

 

  • Trail Maintenance and Development

— Update on the KHR donation system

 

  • Wetlands Review

— None.

 

  • Review of Intents to Cut and Logging Issues

— None.

 

  • New Business

— Draft SCC budget for 2023

 

  • Old Business

— Update on Low Salt Road issue
— Horse Beach parking plan update

— Preparation for November KHR logging meeting

— Report from property subcommittee

— Sutton Ridge Runners snowmobile trail proposal

  • Publicity

 

  • Correspondence

— Email from Elly Philips notifying SCC about the 2023 budget process.

— Email from Pat Tivnan with photo showing water level at beaver dam at the Putnam bridge at KHR has mysteriously dropped.

— NHACC August eNews, announcing date for annual meeting and conference, info about public outreach, news about efforts by other ConComs, training (funding for source water conservation, invasive plant management), grant opportunities (Moose Plate, Fish & Wildlife, New England Grassroots, T-Mobile, Wharton Trust) and more.

— Email from NHACC announcing the fall Lunch & Learn series. Upcoming topics include Learning about LIDAR, Agroforestry Practices in the Northeast.

— Invitation from UNH Extension to a free program, “Invasive Plant Conversation for Conservation Commissions” in Durham on September 23rd from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.

— 2022 Food Guide from Merrimack County Extension

Lakeside, quarterly publication of NH Lakes, Summer 2022 issue, with article about HB 1066 addressing cyanobacteria problem, and more.

— Email exchanges between Henry Howell and Steven Lamonde of Antioch University regarding Sutton’s iNaturalist project

 

  • Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 at 6:30 PM.