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Orq� <br /> Town of Reading <br /> 9 = MeetingMinutes <br /> RECEIVED <br /> a ��° TOWN CLERK <br /> s'•,„�oa>°a READING, MA. <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Z�j' SFP —3 AM <br /> Town Forest Committee 8'.38 <br /> Date: 2019-06-25 Time: 7 PM <br /> Building: Location: Conference Room <br /> Address: <br /> Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Kurt Habel, Dan Ford, Rick Wetzler, Thomas Gardiner, Michael Bourque, <br /> William Sullivan <br /> Members- Not Present: <br /> Farrukh Najmi, Nancy Doktor <br /> Others Present: <br /> Lyndy Fallica <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> • Sunset Rock resident concern with the new Council Ring <br /> o Asked that firewood be not be stored there (wood will be removed) <br /> o Recommended a sign be placed about the requirement for Reading <br /> Fire Department approval for fires and the Town Forest Regulations <br /> • Dog complaints <br /> o Dogs running toward people make many people uncomfortable <br /> o Dog waste is frequently left on the ground —some think it is <br /> "composte", others leave it in plastic bags <br /> • Need to increase public education about the TFC's Dog Etiquette. <br /> • Discussion regarding next steps on pilot thinning project <br /> o Forester Phil Benjamin plans to hold a site visit with a logger to gain <br /> input on the pilot program methods. Tree Warden Mike Hannaford <br /> and Conservation Administrator Chuck Tirone to be invited. <br /> • The Town Forest Committee voted unanimously to elect Bill Sullivan as <br /> Chair and Kurt Habel as Vice Chair. <br /> • Committee voted unanimously to approve the minutes to the 5/21/19 <br /> meeting with corrections. <br /> • Next Meeting: July 16, 2019 (postponed to August 5t') <br /> Page 1 1 <br />