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Present: Barbara Sullivan, Celine Gandolfo, Robin Evans, Gordon Peabody,
Hatty Walker Fitts

Introduction of Roger Locke with regard to Bohm Heights property for which
Mr. Locke is principal shareholder.

*question and answer period ensued

Bill Fitts, Joe Notaro and Mark robinson spoke on land acquisition
priorities:
#1 priority of Provincetown Conservation Trust is Shankpainter
#2 is the railroad right-of-way

Locke property potential auxiliary water source

Management Plan for Shank painter-if done on an earlier basis will save
interest on the loan by getting the money from the self-help grant from the
State sooner
Also monies are available from the Fields Pond Trust for management.

*Mr. Locke is willing to wait on property sale until April town meeting.
Considers his project a 6 year process and offered a six year payment plan.
Did not accept idea of tax deferments as not needed in his financial plan.

Motion to have Provincetown Conservation Trust send application to the
Field's Pond Trust to gain grant monies for path planning and restoration
of Shank painter. Celine Gandolfo made motion, seconded by Hatty Fitts, all
in favor

Clarity needed and encouragement to Provincetown Conservation Trust and
town to work together for Conservation land management.

Robin and Celine to work on a Management Plan

Motion to ask Mark to assimilate information on Shank painter and to enlist
Conservation Trust to put together preamble and appendix for Shank painter
Plan. Motion made by Hatty, seconded by Barbara, all in favor.

Trust meeting 1st Thursday of December to approve the sending of a
application to Fields Pond for grant monies.

Hatty reported a meeting with Rex Peterson and the Finance Committee:
Two separate budgets:
#1 Landbank Fund Questions--how it all funnels from the state
#2 Budget as a committee--who would help pay for a secretary, printing etc.
workshop expenses. That budget would go before the FinCom. Strong
recommendation to do this--$45/ meeting to take and produce minutes

What other areas do we think we need monies for?
Hatty and gordon to work on budget
Hatty moved meeting to be adjourned, Barbara seconded it, all agree.
Meeting adjournes at 8:05PM

Robin Evans
Acting Secretary