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Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />o� OFRpq�' <br />RECEIVED +�' <br />TOWN CLERK <br />i <br />READING, MA. e� '` ''3s% <br />rxmx<°`� <br />2022 JUL I I AM 7: 53 <br />k ___ <br />Town Forest Committee <br />Date: 2022-05-17 Time: 7 PM <br />Building: Location: <br />Address: <br />Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Jeff Lamson, Tim Kirwan, Tom Gardiner, Kurt Habel, Susan Bowe, Nancy <br />Dockter, Bill Sullivan <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Brian Swuten <br />Others Present: <br />]ane Kinsela and Chris Cole, DPW; Brian Bowe & Chuck Tirone, <br />Conservation; Kathy Kelly, Trail Com.; Meghan Bowe; Four Members of a <br />Reading mountain bike group <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Meeting was held by video conference due to the COVID pandemic. <br />• Discussed the need to limit mountain bike trails in the TF to those that have <br />already been established, i.e., no new trails or jumps. The bike group attendees <br />said they will get the word out to the members of their group. <br />• Town Forest Appreciation Day on 5/1/22 was a great success — Thank you <br />Meghan Bowe! This event may be held annually. <br />• Discussed successful Amazon Robotics service day with about 20 to 30 <br />volunteers pulling buckthorn — Thank you Amazon Robotics! <br />• Discussed invasive plants in the Compost Area and the threat they pose to <br />spreading into the TF. <br />• Discussed native plants for Area 3 near the Council Ring. TFC voted to support <br />Walter Kittredge's proposal to provide plants for Area 3 of the TF. <br />• Discussed that someone has been camping in the TF for about 2 to 3 weeks. <br />RPD has investigated. RPD has a behavioral health specialist. <br />• Discussed participating in the Reading Friends & Family Day on 6/11/22. <br />• Discussed complaints of uncontrolled dogs. TFC voted 6 in favor and 1 opposed <br />to recommend a change to the by-law to limit the number of dogs off leash to <br />three per handler. Invite the TFC Select Board liaison and RPD to the next <br />meeting to discuss the by-law change process and implementation. <br />• Voted to approve the minutes from the 4/12/22 meeting <br />• Next Meeting: scheduled for 6/21/22 at 7:00 pm <br />Page I 1 <br />