2019-06-16 Environmental Committee Meeting

Environmental Committee in the VDOE – June 16, 2019

Members present:  Paula Doyle, John Cancelarich Adam Leiser, Patti Aliventi

Members absent:  Larry Leonard

Call to order 8:07pm

Motion to approve agenda made by Adam – second by Patti – vote 4-0

Motion to approve Larry’s mission statement from Adam – second Patti ----

Discussion ensues

Vote is 4-0

Motion to approve minutes from 6/2– Adam – second Patti

Vote 4-0

Adam motion to have Patti become chair – second – John

Vote 4-0

Pond level status – 2 boards, 10 inches each are not in place.  An email was sent to John Cooley for confirmation that no additional boards need to be taken out or put in at this time.  That was done two days ago.  John Cooley reported that the VDOE should maintain the status quo.

Environmental committee recommends that the BOC discuss pond levels with the LPC roughly 24-48 hours after the loon egg hatches.

Adam motion to allow Paula to speak with Jay Buckley regarding the bathroom situation – second Patti

Vote 4-0

The bathrooms will likely become a warrant article issue

VLAP testing has been done by the EPOA historically.  Paula volunteered this year and last and the EPOA did not contact her.   This year the June VLAP testing was done by John Rocharz, Ralph Lutjen, Bob Ingram, and Phil something. 

Adam motion to recommend BOC allow John C to speak with John R. and Bob Ingram and have John R. train John C how to do VLAP testing.   Second Patti

Vote 4-0

Discussion about weekly testing and whether or not it should become biweekly.  Committee discusses having weekly tests this year but next year having it become a warrant article and let the voters decide how often they want testing.  Cost is 4k or 2k approximately

Question comes out – how often is a positive test reported?

John C points out that the test hasn’t been done right in the past and as a result all prior records are questionable.

Recommendation of committee to continue weekly testing this year.

Pond cleanup – should it be a volunteer activity? 

Adam motion – recommend the BOC that they ask the EPOA to coordinate a pond cleanup – maybe before the pig roast? – second John C.

Vote 4-0

GMCG – meeting July 3rd about water quality.  Steering committee being formed.  Best management practices to be discussed.

Adam motion – to recommend the BOC allow Paula to attend GMCG meeting on committee behalf – second Patti

Vote 4-0

Jane Gunn may be joining the environmental committee.

Committee wants to know what’s going on with the Brine machine?  Nobody seems to know.  The BOC should ask Kelly on 6/20 when he attends the BOC meeting.

Adam motion – to allow John C freedom to contact whomever he needs in order to learn more and eventually report back to the committee his findings about more eco friendly ways to treat the roads within the VDOE. – second Patti

Vote 4-0

Public comment – John C shared an email he received from John Cooley regarding dam management.  John has been instructed to share this email with the office for distribution to the BOC.

Adam Motion to adjourn – second John

Meeting adjourned at 9:45

Respectfully submitted by Adam