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F <br /> Town of Reading <br /> z Meeting Minutes REClEivEo <br /> TOWN CLERK <br /> R E A D i N G, M A.'- <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2019 MAY 22 PM 2: 31 <br /> Town Forest Committee <br /> Date: 2018-09-11 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: Location: Berger Room <br /> Address: <br /> Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Farrukh Na1mi, Dan Ford, William Sullivan, Nancy Docktor, Rick Wetzler, <br /> Thomas Gardiner, Kurt Habel <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Michael Bourque <br /> Others Present: <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Farrukh Najmi <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> 1. Review of Town Forest health management plan <br /> • Bill reported on email conversation with Phil Benjamin (forester). <br /> • Kurt reported on conversation with DCR employees. NRCS (cost share) <br /> program exists where town could pay 25% of cost and rest is state <br /> funding. Explore if Phil Benjamin or Chuck Tyrone (Conservation <br /> Commission) knows about process for applying for funding. <br /> • Invite Selectman Barry Berman and Chuck Tyrone for next meeting to <br /> discuss <br /> • Discussion on climate change and increase in crawfish and rodents in <br /> forest <br /> 2. Discuss dog behavior in Town Forest <br /> • Reviewed and finalized draft of Nancy's article Consequences of Dog <br /> Waste Mismanagement <br /> 3. Review of pending Boy Scout projects <br /> • No Boy Scout projects were pending <br /> 4. Other business: Discussion on wasp nests on causeway in Town Forest <br /> 5. Approval of meeting minutes: <br /> • Motion to approve 2018-06-14 minutes with corrections unanimously <br /> approved <br /> • Motion to approve 2018-07-17 minutes with corrections unanimously <br /> approved <br /> 6. Next Meeting: Tuesday October 23, 2018 @ 6:00 PM <br /> Page 1 1 <br />