Waterways Committee Meeting

TOWN OF       HARWICH

WATERWAYS COMMITTEE

Harwich Fire House Conference Room

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

6:30 PM

                                                               MINUTES

Members Present:  

Mort Terry, Tom Thermistos, Steve Root, Roger Peterson, Dan Casey, Joe Johnson, Matt Hart and Jay Walpole (New Alternate).

Members Absent:      None

Others Present:  

John Rendon, Harbormaster; Heinz Proft, Natural Resources Director; Bill Neiser, Deputy Harbormaster; Rich Shevory, 

Minutes:  

Motion made by Tom Thermistos to approve the Minutes of February 13, 2017. Seconded by Mort Terry. Approved by all.

Consent Agenda:       None

Open Forum:             None

Financial Report YTD & Monthly:  

Presented by John Rendon and Steve Root (copy included with Minutes). Revenues are tracking well.

Old Business:

1. Saquatucket Waterside Project update given by John Rendon. The results of the final dredge material testing have been sent to the ACOE. Once the Dredge Permit is issued, the ACOE will begin the Section 408 Review Process.

1. The initial estimate for the Landside project came in over budget. Mr. Rendon has been working with the architect to scale back the plans. The café plans are being scaled back but, the plan is for the septic system to be able to handle a larger operation in the future.  

New Business:

Heinz Proft distributed booklets summarizing the work done by the Wastewater Committee on the Harwich Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP). Mr. Proft gave an overview and answered questions about the information contained in the booklets.

 Monthly reports:

           BOS: Nothing this month

           Harbormaster: Financial Report

           Natural Resources: Wastewater Report                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Correspondence: Nothing this month    

                                                                                                                                                                                 Next Meeting: Wednesday April 19, 2017

Adjournment: Motion made by Tom Thermistos to Adjourn at 7:29 pm. Seconded by Mort Terry. All voting in favor.

Minutes transcribed by Bill Neiser, Board Secretary

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