March 7, 2023 | Bonnie Hill SUTTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION — Agenda Wednesday, March 8, 2023 @ 6:30 p.m. Pillsbury Memorial Town Hall, Sutton Mills Review minutes of February 8, 2023. Financial Report Budget hearing report Trail Maintenance and Development — Update on the KHR donation system — Status of Keyser St/Penacook Rd parking lot owned by Muster Field Farm Wetlands Review Lucas J. Brown Trust, Camp Kemah Rd, Standard Dredge & Fill permit application, T/L# 02-448-231, replacement and repair of grandfathered dockage structures with no increase in footprint, plus installation of boat lifts. Copy of letter from NHDES stating that the above permit application was received and is administratively complete. NHDES file number 2023-00411. Review of Intents to Cut and Logging Issues None. New Business — Discuss responding as a commission to the governor’s proposal to eliminate professional licensing and certification for foresters, soil scientists and wetlands scientists, among many others. – Saving Special Places registration is now open. Deadline 3/28 for virtual, 4/6 for in-person. Old Business — Update on road salt reduction. Correspondence – Email from Sutton Budget Committee with amounts in the 2023 budget. Note SCC’s Capital Reserve allocation is reduced by half, to $3,500. — NHACC February eNews, with good article about how to make the most of Town Meeting, news of other concoms, notification of next wetlands training programs on March 8 and March 31, many grant opportunities. – Letter sent to NHDES notifying them of SCC’s intention to investigate the above-mentioned wetlands permit application. – Email from LSPA inviting concom members to attend the NHACC wetlands training sessions at the LSPA Center for Lake Studies, with lunch provided. – Two Emails from NHACC with action alerts regarding conservation-related legislation in the State House. – Letter from Merrimack County Conservation District about Spring fundraiser. Orders due 3/21. Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 6:30 PM.