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Stewardship Project Public Meeting – Mar. 25, 2024

Community Forest Stewardship Project Webinar
Public Meeting Open to all Residents and Property Owners
Monday, March 25, 7 PM – 8 PM

RE: Town of Mount Washington Forest Stewardship Plan
Hosted By Alex Barrett, Forester – Long View Forestry
Zoom only – see below link

All town residents and property owners are encouraged to join in a discussion about the Principles, Goals and Objectives for the Town’s Forest Stewardship Plan. Alex will guide everyone through his initial findings from his forest survey, listen to participant feedback and host a Q&A.

Agenda:

7:00 PM: Greetings and Introductions

7:10 PM: Process Overview

  • Fieldwork and Mapping
  • Initial Findings
  • Stewardship Committee input

7:20 PM: Forest Stewardship Goals

  • what should the guiding principles be for the care and management of these forests?
  • what should the Town’s goals be for these forests?
  • how might the Town achieve those goals?

7:40 PM: Wrap-Up and Questions

8:00 PM: Adjourn

Please click the link below to join the Zoom webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89299419683?pwd=lbUnf6iNZX5yxuan0HrlSVjrALcvbA.PdFc6j4ypLdyxZWP
Passcode: 744613
Or One tap mobile: +16469313860

Select Board Meeting – Mar. 18, 2024

Select Board Meeting Notice and Agenda
7:00 pm, Monday March18, 2024 at Town Hall and Zoom

Please click the link below to join the webinar
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87484272694?pwd=ZUh2b3BYM1lBemFZQ2hEbDJRVE9idz09
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Agenda

Review of Select Board Meeting Procedures
Approval of Minutes from the March 4th Meeting
Approval and signoff of the Vendor and Payroll Warrants
Risk Planning Priorities/Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness: Priority Review
Broadband Matters: Agenda for Quarterly Meeting
Highway Department Matters: STRAP Grant Completion
Conservation Commission Matters: Forest Stewardship Initiative Update
Personnel Matters
Annual Report Draft Status
Painting Project Status
New Business
Citizen Speak Time

Assessor Meeting – March 14, 2024

Assessor Meeting
Thursday 3/14/24
8:30AM
Town Hall

  • Sign MV abatement.
  • Respond to/ for a request of information.
  • Any other business that comes before the board.

Tom Furcht
Vicki Torrico
Cory Hines
Mt. Washington, MA


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Webinar ID: 822 1435 2397
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Planning Board Meeting – Mar. 13, 2024

Planning Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
6 PM
*Town Hall / Zoom Meeting

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Webinar ID: 886 0165 7766
International numbers available: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbvY6TUgiQ

Agenda

  • Review & Approval Planning Board Minutes for 12.13.23 & 1.10.24
  • Nonconforming lots – Board interpretation
  • Review Special Permit Process for 357 West St.
  • Long Term Rental Definition
  • Role Rotation – Discussion
  • Purchase of Supplies
  • Planning Board Files and Record Keeping
  • New Business
  • Citizen Speak Time

Stewardship Committee Meeting – Mar. 7, 2024

MEETING AGENDA
Stewardship Committee
Program tools meeting
March 7, 2024
7-8 PM (Online)

  1. Agenda
  2. Discuss feedback from Public Meeting
    • Examples of tools we are preparing and why
  1. Review use of Data Viewer mapping tool
    • How we use this to prioritize project areas
  2. Review use of Crowdsource and iNaturalist applications
  3. Review future meeting dates/purposes (Dates TBD)
    • DPW discuss existing maintenance methods/ plan, online
    • In-person tour/ training for Town Staff and Volunteers for winter ID and data collection.
    • Forest Stewardship online listening session, Q&A LongView Forestry
    • Follow up and assessment of volunteer field data, online
    • Management guide use training online
    • BSC Field tour of roadways and public site landscapes key investment identification
    • LFSP draft review online and next steps for implementation
  4. Prep for Forest Stewardship meeting
    • LVF list of questions

You will receive a meeting invitation. If there are issues here is a copy of the link.

This is a Zoom only meeting.  Committee members will be given Panelist status.  The meeting will be open to the public but only as Observers with Chat Privileges

Join Zoom Meeting
https://bscgroup.zoom.us/j/98281944017?pwd=MlZqcWo5MzVFWU5rVi9QZHVEOXdHUT09&from=addon

Meeting ID: 982 8194 4017
Passcode: 305305

Or contact Caseylee Bastien cbastien@bscgroup.com 617-896-4523