Cape Cod National Seashore General Management Plan

Implementation Advisory Committee (CCNS-GMP-IAC)

MINUTES of the Meeting on Thursday, October 25, 2001

Provincetown Town Hall, Judge Welsh Room

Attending: John Thomas (chair), Patrick Patrick, Don Richards,

Kerry Adams (vice-chair), KC Smith (clerk), Barb Prato (alternate)

John Thomas called the meeting to order at 5:00pm.

Paul Tasha (as a member of a family who has owned a dune shack for many years) was present to present his views on the dune shacks history and use to the Committee. The shacks remaining in the control of their traditional users have time limits based on a variety of conditions (specific dates, life estate, etc.) after which the Seashore will own them and administer them according to its own guidelines; many of these deadlines will occur during the next two years. John Thomas discussed the National Park Service concept known as “vernacular landscapes”, which is a protected type of cultural resource, and his belief that the dune shacks and their traditional uses should qualify for protection under this category. Further discussion about the dune shacks was continued to the next meeting. It was tentatively agreed to schedule a public forum meeting devoted to the dune shacks in March.

Minutes’ approval were continued to the next meeting.

After discussion by the Committee, it was agreed to plan a public forum meeting focusing on coyotes in February. Kerry Adams will be the primary person working on this.

The next meeting was set for Thursday, November 29^th at 5:00 pm. Pat Patrick was excused from the next meeting.

There being no further business, Kerry Adams moved and KC Smith seconded that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 5:55 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

KC Smith, Clerk

Approved 11.29.01