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Nora G <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Conservation Commission <br />Date: 2016 -04 -13 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: Public Meeting <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />iglu !P!. -I P 4:45 <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Selectmen Meeting Room <br />Session: General Session <br />Rebecca Longley, Chair; Al Couillard, Michael Flynn, Harry Curtis, Annika <br />Scanlon, Vice Chair; Amy Scicchitani, Chuck Tirone, Administrator <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Jamie Maugahn <br />Others Present: <br />Ryan Percival, Peter Desjardins, John Kastrinos, Ian Kastrinos, Will Finch, <br />Len Filippone, Shawn Armstrong, Keri Armstrong,Lisa Raucci, Salvatore <br />Magazzu, David Raucci, Greg Selvitelli,Julie Haroutunian, Scott Sewall, Judie <br />McCafferty, Bill McCafferty,Bill Ahlert, Steve Maffeo, KathyFalkenstrom, <br />Maria Selvitelli, Michelle Lewis, Robert Coulter <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Julia Rodger <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />APPROVED: April 27, 2016 <br />Ms. Longley called meeting to order at 7:00 pm <br />Eagle Scout Project, Town Forest under TownW ide Public Trails Maintenance 2700568 <br />Ian Kastrinos, Troop 702, gave slide shown presentation for his Eagle Scout project. He plans to extend <br />boardwalk from Wood End to council ring to go beyond wetland for better transition to Town Forest <br />trails. This area is in desperate need of repair. The Beneficiary would like complete extension from <br />boardwalk for total of 70 feet. This part of project will extend 40'. Another smut will be doing an <br />additional 30' of boardwalk three months later. There will be 6" clearance for animals to run underneath. <br />Mr. Tirone, Ms. Scicchitani and Ms. Longley performed site visit. Project is a benefit to stop some <br />treading on wetland. It was noticed at end of existing boardwalk, the first 10 feet or so is dry, beyond <br />that there is a lot of disruption to wetland area. Board asked for wood edges on either side of walkway <br />to prevent anyone from falling off similar to new design at Kurchian Wood. <br />Ms. Scanlon sees Ian's project as correction to a problem area and asked if Ian could be doing anything <br />to keep people out and have it go back to natural vegetated area. Ian said other troops maybe able to <br />work on this by ripping out old boardwalk. <br />Will Finch, Trails Committee, reported Trails Committee had meeting to discuss putting logs down at old <br />section of trail to discourage use of this abandoned trail. He agrees with Ian's scheme to start where this <br />boardwalk ends. Trails Committee is glad to see this work taking place. It is a big improvement and <br />agrees it will lessen impact on wetland. Putting plants where abandoned trail is would help to disguise <br />and discourage use. The Trails Committee is in favor of decommissioning the dogleg part of the trail and <br />Page I 1 <br />