Correspondence
Grant, Kelly
From:Daniel M. HOLMES <dmholmes@comcast.net>
Sent:Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:26 PM
To:Grant, Kelly
Subject:Re: FW: 11 Prince Road tree damage
Hi Kelly,
Thanks for getting back to me. That sounds good to me. There were three trees removed between
the house and the water that were severely damaged in the tornado. There is an abundance of
vegetation in this area and the stumps from the trees removed should re-sucker as well. I'm confident
this area will fully re-vegetate this spring. I'm expecting above average new growth this season with
all the rain we have had.
I will pass along the info regarding the open permits. I know they are aware of the one regarding the
dock.
Thank you again,
Dan
On February 6, 2020 at 11:55 AM "Grant, Kelly" <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> wrote:
Hi Dan
Dawn-Marie sent on your email. I don’t recall visiting this property but that doesn’t mean I haven’t! I
do recall storm damage in this general area. How many trees were removed between the house and the
water? If they are in the existing buffer then they may be able to just let the area fill in naturally with
undergrowth. When they come before us we can include it in the review.
On a different note – there are two open Orders for the house and the dock which will need to be closed
out with Certificates of Compliance before any new permitting is requested.
Let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks
Kelly Grant
Conservation Administrator
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Town of Yarmouth
508-398-2231 Ext 1288
kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us
From: Flett, Dawn-Marie
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 10:38 AM
To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us>
Subject: 11 Prince Road tree damage
From: Daniel M. HOLMES \[mailto:dmholmes@comcast.net\]
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 9:47 AM
To: Flett, Dawn-Marie <dflett@yarmouth.ma.us>
Subject: Fwd: Conservation Dept.
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---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Daniel M. HOLMES" <dmholmes@comcast.net>
To: dbflett@comcast.net
Date: January 29, 2020 at 2:19 PM
Subject: Conservation Dept.
Hey Dawn Marie,
Could you run this by Kelly when you have a minute. It's regarding 11
Prince Road, West Yarmouth. We removed a few trees that were
damaged from the tornado that were in the buffer zone. I have pictures of
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the trees after the storm and I'll take some now from the same vantage
point. It's three trees to be exact - 2 oaks and 1 white pine. We left them
alone for a few months after the storm. The wind storm we had on October
17th blew down most of the hanging limbs right into the walkway. I
deemed the remaining hangers a hazard at this point and took down the
remainder of the trees and removed the debris.
The issue now lies with the dock. They need some permitting of some sort
for the existing dock. When the town or the permitting agent came out to
survey the area they saw the stumps from the trees we removed.
I'll try and attach the photos I have of the damaged trees. The stumps of
the two oaks are intact so I'm sure they will re-sucker like crazy this spring.
The white pine will not grow back. This is a much smaller tree than the
oaks that were damaged. I'm sure the owners would be willing to replant if
Kelly deems necessary - or what ever corrective measures she thinks
need to be done.
Let me know if you could forward this to her or if she would like me to stop
by and discuss it, I'm pretty flexible over the next week or two.
Thanks again,
Dan
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