Dana Dinsmore

The Raymond Community Power Committee meeting agenda included discussion on establishing an Energy Commission, reviewing a Joint Powers Agreement with CPCNH, and appointing representatives to the committee. The minutes from the previous meeting were also reviewed for approval. Discussion included power broker selection, with CPCNH selected as the broker. A Governors Lake solar project and wastewater treatment plant proposal were discussed, and the committee agreed to refer this to the water district manager or the select board. Finally, the committee discussed adding contact information to the town website.

The meeting focused on electing new officers for the committee, including a chair, vice chair, and secretary. Discussions covered the importance of the CIP and its purpose, identifying previous community members, noting potential membership guideline discrepancies, and scheduling future meetings.

The commission reviewed the Groundwater Conservation District Zoning, Project Checklist document development, Abutter Letter Draft, Fox Run Road BOS site walk update, Onway Lake development history book, Dearborn illegal trail update, and PB Onyx Hearing updates. Discussions included the Onyx Excavation application, requiring baseline groundwater monitoring, and a site walk for the White Rock Project. The commission also addressed allowed uses signs, the Fox Run Road timber rights (including a letter of support for accepting the donation), and the Dearborn illegal trail. A project review checklist was discussed, along with zoning amendments and the Onway Lake subdivision. Correspondence included updates on NHDES wetland rules, bacterial testing, and the Onway Lake subdivision.

The meeting agenda includes member appointments, officer elections, discussions on conservation property signs, a site walk at Flint Hill, the NHACC survey, historic maps, a project list, and the conservation fund statement. Key projects discussed include kiosk installations and repairs, boundary marker installations, addressing dumping issues, trail maintenance, and sign installations. The agenda also includes reviewing correspondence from the Department of Environmental Services and a notice regarding Governors Drive. Future meetings and events are also listed.

The Raymond Conservation Commission meeting addressed various agenda items, including expedited permit applications, review of restriction language for an industrial drive warehouse, and updates on conservation property signs, the annual report, a Chadwick donation, bear-paw monitoring reports, future newsletters, and the Dearborn Bridge. Discussions also covered the conservation fund statement, review of the December 14, 2022 minutes, wetlands training series correspondence, and DES-Shattagee Road correspondence. Significant discussion focused on the language for conservation restriction areas A and B, particularly regarding soil disturbances and public access. Other topics included updates on various conservation projects, such as Cassier Memorial Forest, Dearborn Forest, Flint Hill, and Robinson Hill, and plans for future newsletters.