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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence 6.25.2020 Grant, Kelly From:Grant, Kelly Sent:Thursday, June 25, 2020 7:51 AM To:'John Hickey' Subject:RE: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83-2218 Hi John I am not sure what you are asking? My understanding was that I received a sieve analysis of your beach from Bob Perry and three sieve analyses from Childs, Dig it and Cape Sand. I did an analysis and determined the Cape Sands was the closest match and therefore approved that sand source. Has something changed since then? Regards Kelly From: John Hickey \[mailto:jhi78@aol.com\] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:45 PM To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> Subject: Re: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83-2218 Hi Kelly, That was fast. I actually misspoke. It was Dig It that provided their own sieve analysis . This is the renourishment used on Crowell and we’re on the same beach which is separated by two houses. If you need another analysis from DigIt then let me know . Again, I’m looking at cost and options for 88 families . Thanks, John Sent from my iPhone On Jun 24, 2020, at 4:15 PM, Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> wrote: Hi John You are approved to use the Cape Sand and Recycling source. Regards Kelly Grant Conservation Administrator Town of Yarmouth 508-398-2231 Ext 1288 kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us 1 From: John Hickey \[mailto:jhi78@aol.com\] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:08 PM To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> Subject: Re: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83-2218 Hi Kelly, Thanks for the info. I’m a high school administrator and also teach and just finished work a few days ago and now I’m catching up on this process. Cape Sand seems like a good option. Their price is comparable to Dig It and we provided a sieve from Bob Perry for that as well. I know Crowell beach which I belong to as well and is the beach right beside AOP has used them several times in the past few years and I’m sure will be one more time . Are we good to decide on either choice ? I’m trying to crunch numbers for sand ,who we’ll hire to bring it in and give the membership a few options .Let me know. Thank you. Regards, John Sent from my iPhone On Jun 11, 2020, at 4:04 PM, Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> wrote: Hi John Again, it is difficult to compare with the different sieve sizes used for each sample, but the Cape Sand and Recycling sample appears to be the closest fit. You are OK to go ahead with that sediment source. Regards Kelly Grant Conservation Administrator Town of Yarmouth 508-398-2231 Ext 1288 kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us From: AopSecretary \[mailto:aopsecretary@gmail.com\] Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:29 PM To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> Cc: 'Tom Hughes' <tomhugs1957@gmail.com>; 'John Hickey' <jhi78@aol.com> Subject: RE: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83-2218 Hi Kelly: Attached are sieve analyses for Acres of Pines, Cape Sand & Recycling and Dig It. In response to your last email we did some further research with Mark Burgess and we now have sieve analyses from Cape Sand and Dig It . Dig It is the company which has done recent nourishments on Crowell Beach, which is two homes away from our Acres of Pines beach. Please let us know if there are any next steps so that we can move forward with hiring one of these companies to complete the nourishment. Thank you. John Hickey, Vice President 2 Tom Hughes, Secretary/Treasurer Acres of Pines, Inc PO Box 452 West Yarmouth, MA 02673 From: Grant, Kelly \[mailto:KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us\] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:20 PM To: 'John Hickey' Cc: AopSecretary; Tom Hughes Subject: RE: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83-2218 Hi John They both should be using the recommended testing methods but I have managed to evaluate the two based on the data provided. The Child’s source is not appropriate for this location. See attached the difference in the two profiles. There should be a distinction in the data between the coarse and medium grain size but you can still see that Child’s material is skewed toward much finer sediment. There should be greater proportion of coarse and medium size grains. They should be able to provide you with a more suitable sediment source. When you have another analysis send it through and I will take a look. Thanks Kelly Grant Conservation Administrator Town of Yarmouth 508-398-2231 Ext 1288 kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us From: John Hickey \[mailto:jhi78@aol.com\] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 11:23 AM To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> Cc: AopSecretary <aopsecretary@gmail.com>; Tom Hughes <tomhugs1957@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83-2218 Hi Kelly, Can you clarify? Are you asking Bob Perry who did the sieve analysis or Child’s (sand company) or both for this in the form you described? Thanks, John Hickey Sent from my iPhone On May 26, 2020, at 8:07 AM, Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> wrote: Hi John 3 Can you please ask them to provide their analysis using the standard test method with the same sieve sizes. It is difficult to compare these samples otherwise. From the beach nourishment guidelines: Determine the grain-size distribution of the sand samples in accordance with ASTM Method D422 Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils, using, at a minimum, sieve numbers 4 (4.76 mm), 10 (2.0 mm), 14 (1.41 mm), 20 (0.84 mm), 40 (0.42 mm), 60 (0.25 mm), and 200 (0.074 mm). Thanks Kelly Grant Conservation Administrator Town of Yarmouth 508-398-2231 Ext 1288 kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us From: AopSecretary \[mailto:aopsecretary@gmail.com\] Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 11:12 AM To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> Cc: 'John Hickey' <jhi78@aol.com>; 'Tom Hughes' <tomhugs1957@gmail.com>; AoP Secretary <AoPSecretary@gmail.com> Subject: RE: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83- 2218 Kelly: Attached are the sieve analyses for Acres of Pines and Childs. Let us know if this format is acceptable or if you need hard copy. We'll wait to hear from you about the site visit. Thanks. John Hickey, Vice President Tom Hughes, Secretary/Treasurer Acres of Pines, Inc PO Box 452 West Yarmouth, MA 02673 From: Grant, Kelly \[mailto:KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us\] Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 8:24 PM To: 'AopSecretary' Cc: 'John Hickey'; 'Tom Hughes' Subject: RE: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83- 2218 Thanks John, Please send through sand sieve analysis so I can review them. We can then schedule a preconstruction site visit. 4 Thanks Kelly Grant Conservation Administrator Town of Yarmouth 508-398-2231 Ext 1288 kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us From: AopSecretary \[mailto:aopsecretary@gmail.com\] Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 11:47 AM To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> Cc: 'John Hickey' <jhi78@aol.com>; 'Tom Hughes' <tomhugs1957@gmail.com>; 'AopSecretary' <AopSecretary@gmail.com> Subject: Order of Conditions - Acres of Pines MA DEP File# SE83-2218 Attention! This email originates outside of the organization. Do not open attachments or click links unless you are sure this email is from a known sender and you know the content is safe. Call the sender to verify if unsure. Otherwise delete this email. Hello Kelly We hope this email finds you and your family safe and healthy during this "interesting" time we find ourselves in. I wanted to update you on our beach nourishment progress to date and to ask you about next steps. Progress to Date  Mark Burgess recorded the order of conditions and I believe sent you a recorded copy  Procured a sieve analysis of the Acres of Pines (AoP) beach sand. We used Bob Perry of Cape Cod Engineering to complete this.  The AoP Board voted unanimously to hire Robert Childs Inc. to nourish the beach when we are ready to proceed.  Chuck Childs has provided me with the sieve analysis of the sand he proposes to use. Next Steps  I realize nothing has been normal for quite sometime.  As I've read the Order of Conditions, it seems like the next step is for you, John and/or me and Chuck Childs to meet and review the nourishment plan and clarify any questions Chuck might have. I'm not sure if this happens at the site or at your office.  I can provide you the sieve analyses at that time or send them to you if you prefer. 5 I think everyone understands things may be backed up for quite some time but I was hoping you could provide your thoughts about timing, when you can. We were hoping to be able to nourish the beach sometime in June to be ready for the beach season on July 1. Thank you. John Hickey, Vice President Tom Hughes, Secretary/Treasurer Acres of Pines, Inc PO Box 452 West Yarmouth, MA 02673 From: Grant, Kelly \[mailto:KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us\] Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:38 AM To: 'aopsecretary@gmail.com' Subject: Order of Conditions Please find attached a copy of the Order of Conditions sent to the AOP PO Box Regards Kelly Grant Conservation Administrator Town of Yarmouth 508-398-2231 Ext 1288 kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us 6