Notes from the Kampoosa Bog Stewardship Committee, September 19, Hybrid meeting

Present:

• Laura Beasley, Chair
• Louise Gachet, Secretary
• Lisa Bozzuto
• Rich Bradway
• Arthur Dutil
• Also present: Patrick White

1. The Kampoosa Bog Stewardship Committee was discontinued ten or more years ago according to Arthur Dutil who served then and is serving now.
2. Kampoosa Bog is in both Lee and Stockbridge although the largest portion is in Stockbridge.
3. Beasley had a copy of the Resource Management Plan of 1997 and noted the list of "stakeholders" including — Mass Department of Environmental Protection, Mass Highway Department and Turnpike Authority, Mass Fisheries and Wildlife, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species, as well as Lee and Stockbridge Land Trusts, ConCom in both towns, and abutters
4. Important to inform abutters that their property is in an Area of Critical Concern and what that means for them in terms of regulations — suggested to write a letter soon
5. Chair wished to find as many of the original documents including the Committee charter
6. Dutil and Bradway volunteered to search
7. Chair also wished to contact those with organizational memory and Bozzuto and White volunteered to make calls
8. White shared that there are grants and agencies of the Commonwealth apparently granting funds for investigation of Kampoosa Bog. Before Town spends money, it should follow up and see what Commonwealth has already done and for what they have grants available
9. There was an idea about inviting others to join the committee or to attend committee meetings
10. Bradway wanted to be clear on Open Meeting Law. For example, can they meet in private? The committee has 6 members so 4 is a quorum and 4 or more cannot meet except in a public meeting.

Meeting adjourned

Gideon Smith Cemetery. Photo: Patrick White