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t <br /> 4 Town of Reading <br /> J Meeting Minutes <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: &juu, -7 N€ 12; 3*5 <br /> Town Forest Committee <br /> Date: 2019-12-11 Time: 6:30 PM <br /> Building: Location: Berger Room <br /> Address: <br /> Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Farrukh Najmi, Thomas Gardiner, Nancy Docktor, Michael Bourque, Kurt <br /> Habel, Dan Ford, Bill Sullivan <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Rick Wexler <br /> Others Present: <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> • Ask DPW if they can place gravel in the depression along the access road to the Pilot <br /> Thinning area. <br /> • Schedule the Public Hearing for the Pilot Thinning. <br /> • Next Meeting: Will be on January 7, 2020 <br /> Joined the Conservation Committee Hearing at 7:00 pm to discuss the permitting for the Pilot <br /> Thinning project. <br /> Concerns raised by Conservation Commission <br /> o What is the plan if the thinning work is not completed before March when <br /> migration begins from the vernal pools? <br /> o Specify March 6 as end date for project as earliest migration starts March 11. <br /> May apply for extension of needed and if ground is frozen. Feb 26 Conservation <br /> meeting may be the time to revisit the schedule. <br /> o Soil disturbance and erosion on causeway will be mitigated if work completed <br /> while the ground is frozen. <br /> o What about Reforestation? <br /> o Forester said this is a very good year for acoms. Thinning will result in naturally <br /> high oak saplings. <br /> o How is debris going to be cleaned up? By logger. <br /> o Vernal pools along the causeways, stand 45 near treatment area is most <br /> sensitive and of most concern and needs greater erosion control <br /> o Need to find out from Natural Heritage if we are exempt from MESA review. Get <br /> an email from them to ConCom. Natural Heritage 508-389-6360 <br /> page 13 <br />