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Meeting Minutes
Public Meeting Conducted VIA Zoom
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at 7pm 
Members present: Kim Dimes, Tracy Machcinski, Tim Wilson, Chuck Kubik and Jarid Siegel 

Absent: Al Reynolds and Stephen Machcinski 

Public Present: Rick Salvo, Amy Abbott Baird, Darren Baird, Terry Delehanty, AVO  

7:00 PM With a quorum present Kim Dimes called the meeting to order.

NEW BUSINESS:

    • Notice of Intent DEP#082-0566 17 Winthrop Street 
Applicants: Darren and Amy Baird REP: Rick Salvo, Engineering Alliance 
The proposed project includes reconstruction of an existing seawall.  Site walk was conducted on June 30, 2025. This is to reconstruct a failing seawall.  Wall will be in the same location.  Some of the areas are depleted because of king tides.  They are trying to save the trees.  All materials will be wood to wood.  They are working on the DEP comments.   We are adding a meeting for July 23rd.  

7:07 Public Comment Opened
7:08 Public Comment Closed 

Motion made by Tracy Machcinski - 2nd by Chuck Kubik to continue the hearing to July 23rd.  Unanimous vote

    • Notice of Intent DEP#082-0567 54 Wilshire Street 
Applicants: Wilshire LLC REP: Rick Salvo, Engineering Alliance 
The proposed project includes the construction of proposed duplex.   Site walk was conducted on June 30, 2025.  This is an existing lot with a garage on it.  They will demolish garage and construct a duplex on pilings.  This will increase flood capacity.  This will be above the floodplain.  The bottom will be wide open and used for parking and storage.  There will be crushed stone everywhere and they will be using pervious pavers for driveway.   Water will freely flow through the property.  
  
7:14 Public Comment Opened
7:15 Public Comment Closed 


Motion made by Tracy Machcinski - 2nd by Chuck Kubik to continue the hearing to July 23rd.  Unanimous vote. 

Coastal Sweep clean up.  Discussion regarding sponsoring a beach cleanup.   A great program sponsored by CZM.  They provide everything, bags, gloves, etc.    We are doing a formal clean up of Yirrell Beach on September 7th and Fisherman’s Bend on October 5th.   We will need the assistance of the DPW for large debris.   Sign-ups will be through CZM.   We can make it like a scavenger hunt so we can make it a fun for the public.  

Approval of meeting minutes for May 7th meeting. 

Motion made by Tracy Machcinski - 2nd by Tim Wilson to approve the above minutes.  Unanimous vote.

7:37 pm Meeting Adjourned Motion made by Tim Wilson, 2nd by Tracy Machcinski.   Commission voted unanimously to adjourn.