Conservation Commission
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 – 6:00 PM
Location: Hybrid – In person at the Otis Town Hall and via Zoom Otis Conservation
Otis Conservation is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Otis Conservation Zoom Meeting
Time: September 17th, 2024 6:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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● Opening Items: Introductions
● Notice that meeting is recorded
● Next Meeting is Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 @ 6:00 PM, In-person Otis Town Hall
● Deadline for receipt of applications for the October 15th, 2024 meeting is Wednesday,
October 2nd, 2024 by 3:00 p.m.
• APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING:
August 20th, 2024, Meeting Minutes.
• PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Hearing – RDA – Submitted by Faith Post Weldon, 60 East Shore Rd., map 12B
lot 28, regarding the removal of 1 dead tree, all within the BZ of Big Pond.
Public Hearing – RDA – Submitted by White Engineering Inc., on behalf of Larkum
Lake Real Estate Co. LLC, 620/622 Reservoir Road, map 15 lot 60, regarding the
removal of multiple trees and limbs that have fallen into the BZ and directly in Larkum
Lake.
Public Hearing – RDA – Submitted by Jeff Kiker, 22 Grape Ln., map 16C lot 15,
regarding the removal of 1 dead tree in danger of falling on the house, all within the BZ
of Otis Reservoir.
Public Hearing – NOI – Submitted by Matthew Puntin, SK Design Group Inc., 16 Pine
Road Ext., map 17C lot 93, regarding the construction of house addition, removal of
dead trees, drainage installation & expansion of parking area, all within the BZ of
Otis Reservoir.
Public Hearing – NOI – Submitted by Shannon Boomsma, White Engineering Inc., on
behalf of Peter Graber-Lipperman, White Lily Rd., map 8 lot 13, regarding the repairs of
dam & spillway, all within the BZ of White Lily Pond.
Public Hearing – NOI – Follow up from August’s meeting – Submitted by Applied
Watershed Sciences LLC, on behalf of Big Pond Association, Big Pond, regarding Aquatic
Invasive Phragmites Australis Treatment all within the BZ of Big Pond.
• ANY TOPICS NOT REASONABLY ANTICIPATED BY THE CHAIR.
● Enforcement Orders:
● Forest Cutting Plan(s):
● Extension of OOC:
● Certificates of Compliance:
● Any topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair:
● Next Office Hours: Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 – 8:00 – 3:00 p.m. @ Otis Town Hall
● Deadline for October 15th, 2024 meeting Applications is Wednesday October 2nd, 2024 by 3
PM – NO EXCEPTIONS!
● Next meeting: Wednesday, October 15th, 2024 – 6:00 pm
*** Please Note: The order of the posted agenda, may not necessarily represent the order of applications heard at our meeting **