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N` <br /> O� OF� i <br /> Town of Reading <br /> Meeting Minutes Qy`IE .. <br /> E ' K <br /> ♦63sJ, von bl F � <br /> NC017- <br /> 4 � <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: RE Fl <br /> Town Forest Committee <br /> Date: 2017-10-24 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: Location: Berger Room <br /> Address: <br /> Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: <br /> Attendees.: Members - Present: <br /> Farrukh'Najmi, Dan Ford, William Sullivan, Kurt Habel, Nancy.Doktor, <br /> Thomas Gardiner <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Michael Bourque <br /> Others Present: <br /> Selectman Andy Friedmann <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Farrukh Najmi <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> 1. Chair briefed Selectman Andy Friedmann liaison to Committee on proposal for <br /> engaging services of Forrester Phil Benjamin for a plan for a pilot project for <br /> selective thinning of unhealthy areas of pine plantation in town forest <br /> 2. Discussion on dog waste status in forest <br /> • Forest is cleaner but.there is still room for improvement <br /> • Suggestion to distribute Dog Etiquette one pager with Dog Licenses and <br /> with DPW mailings <br /> 3. Discussion on controlling invasive such as Bucktohorn species using controlled <br /> grazing by goats <br /> 4. Discussion on a celebration event on April 26, 2020 to celebrate 90th anniversary <br /> of Town Forest <br /> 5. Approval.of meeting minutes: Not done due to lack of time <br /> 6. Next Meeting: Tuesday March 20, 2.018 @ 7:00 <br /> Page 1 <br />