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ASTEWATER ANAGEMENT TEERING OMMITTEE
Minutes of February 16, 2007
A meeting of the Wastewater Management Steering Committee was called to order at 1:00 p.m. in the
Members Present:
Skaket Meeting Room at the Orleans Town Hall. Augusta McKusick (Board of
Health); Ann Hodgkinson (Board of Water Commissioners); John Hinckley (Board of Selectmen); Judith
Bruce (Conservation Commission); Sims McGrath (Planning Board); George Meservey (Planning
Wright-Pierce Representatives: Citizen's Advisory
Director); Mike Giggey, Heather Merriman.
Committee members:Absent:
John Hodgkinson. Robert Donath (Finance Committee).
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
February 1, 2007
MOTION: Sims McGrathJudith Bruce
On a motion by , seconded by , the Board voted to approve the
minutes of February 1, 2007.
VOTE:The motion passed unanimously.
5-0-0
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Board of Health
- McKusick reported that the Board of Health is in the process of writing the Nitrogen
Loading Regulations and will forward them on to other committees and Town Counsel for review
and hopes to hold public hearings June 2007. McGrath explained that the Board of Health is
looking for input from the remaining Massachusetts Estuaries Project technical reports in order to
incorporate information on extent of Orleans that is impacted by nitrogen which would provide
opportunity for declaration of nitrogen sensitive areas if that were to become part of the process.
Planning Board
- McGrath stated that the Planning Board is moving forward with proposed zoning
bylaw amendments and will hold an additional public hearing on March 13, 2007 to consider a
new proposal for reduced density for multi-family housing in the Rural Business District.
Citizen's Advisory Committee
- John Hodgkinson reported that the Needs Assessment public hearing on
February 26, 2007 will be televised and flyers have been distributed.
Other reports -
McKusick reported that committee members reviewed the Needs Assessment comments
for Department of Environmental Protection and Cape Cod Commission and the project is
considered on the right track by all involved.
WRIGHT-PIERCE DISCUSSIONS
Needs Assessment
Michael Giggey noted that the Department of Environmental Protection and Cape Cod Commission
comments will be incorporated into the Needs Assessment and Executive Summary documents, dated
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February 2007. The Wastewater Management Steering Committee discussed the option of making a
copy of the Needs Assessment document available on the town’s website, at Snow Library and at Town
Hall.
2:55
The meeting adjourned at p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen C. Sharpless
Recording Secretary
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