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OFkE'��Q'Y <br />JSJ9r rNcoRQ°�P� <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Town Forest Committee <br />Date: 2017-11-30 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: Town Forest <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Nancy Docktor <br />Kurt Habel <br />Dan Ford <br />Tom Gardner <br />Mike Bourque <br />Bill Sullivan <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Rick Wetzler <br />Farrukh Najmi <br />Others Present: <br />Time: 7 PM <br />Ra0'E' F- <br />READ1t4GF WAA. <br />2w FEB -6 PH 3-- 03 <br />Location: Berger Room <br />Session: <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />The Boy Scout Turkey Roast was held in the Town Forest on 11/18/17. Over 200 people <br />participated. Only about 5 support vehicles were driven to the Council Ring. No complaints <br />were received. A sign was placed notifying dog walkers and others that the Turkey Roast <br />was being held that weekend. The Reading Police Department placed a sign board on Strout <br />Ave advising residents about the Turkey Roast. <br />There was a discussion about the possibility of hiring goats to eat invasive species such as <br />buckthorn. The goats are typically placed inside an electrified fence for about one week. <br />This has been done elsewhere to control invasives. More research is required to explore <br />this. <br />The committee drafted a thank you note to Adam Clark of BSA Troop 702 who contributed <br />the excess funds that he raised to construct bat boxes in the RTF as part of his Eagle <br />project. His contribution of approximately $800 will be used to help develop a forest health <br />plan. <br />Page 1 1 <br />