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Resident urges clearer accounting of CPC pond funds and survey results for Bush Pond
Summary
A resident asked the commission where a 2002 pond survey and a November 2023 $100,000 CPC appropriation stand; the commission said it will require the contractor to report work done and present mapping and plans in November to clarify spending and treatments.
Resident Donna Jones told the commission she had reviewed meeting minutes and a spreadsheet tracking lake and pond treatments back to 2018 and asked for the status of a 2002 $5,000 survey and a November 2023 $100,000 appropriation intended for multi‑year treatments. Jones said Water and Wetland's survey found Kingsbury in good condition and Bush Pond with "numerous aquatic invasive vegetation" in both town‑owned and private portions, and asked how CPC funds had been used.
Commissioners and staff explained that the conservation commission issues orders of condition while CPC (the bill‑paying body) handles payments; they acknowledged the contractor changed and said the commission will require the treatment company to appear in November with mapping, a report of work performed this year, and a plan for next year. "We started last month trying to look into what is going on," the chair said; the commission directed staff to gather invoices, maps and the contractor's plan so the body can reconcile payments and outcomes before reporting to CPC in November.
