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Town of Reading <br /> Meeting Minutes , <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: J <br /> P %3 MAY 18 AM 9: 14 <br /> Town Forest Committee <br /> Date: 2018-02-20 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room <br /> Address: 16 Lowell Street <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 Buckthorn species using controlled <br /> grazing by goats <br /> 4. Discussion on a celebration event on April 26, 2020 to celebrate 901h 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, 2018 @ 7:00 <br /> Page 1 1 <br />