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Town of Reading <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> r, . <br /> �� re SS'•• i' � <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: ( <br /> Town Forest Committee <br /> Date: 2020-03-11 Time: 7 PM <br /> Building: Location: Lower Level Conference Room <br /> Address: <br /> Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Thomas Gardiner, Nancy Docktor, Kurt Habel, Bill Sullivan <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Rick Wetzler, Farrukh Najmi, Dan Ford, Michael Bourque <br /> Others Present: <br /> Scout and leader from Troop 702 <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> • Scout from Troop 702 Eagle project is to pull invasive species Buckthorn and plant <br /> native species in the area of the pilot thinning. Work to begin on 4/18 or 4/19. He <br /> will: <br /> o use the Town's list of native species <br /> o contact DPW to get on the TF calendar <br /> o contact RFD to get permit to burn the Buckthorn in the Council Ring fire pit <br /> • Dog bit reported in the TF (2/26/20 Chronical) and another bite two weeks before. <br /> • Discussion 90th anniversary celebration of Reading Town Forest: <br /> o Date: Saturday 9/26/2020 8:00 am to noon <br /> o N. Docktor to ask REI if they will help sponsor the event. <br /> o Reading Celebration Trust meeting on 4/15/20 (possible source of funding) <br /> o Potential costs: <br /> • Police detail <br /> • School custodian <br /> • Animal acts e.g., snakes and birds <br /> • Forester Phil Benjamin <br /> • Review and approval of previous meeting minutes <br /> o Voted unanimously to approve the minutes to the 214/2020 meeting. <br /> • Next Meeting: Will be April 14, 2020 <br /> Page 1 1 <br />