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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Trails Committee
Date: 2015 -04 -29
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General trails business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Gardiner - chair
Dave Williams
Will Finch
Jean Jacobs
John Parsons
Members - Not Present:
Time: 7:00 PM
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Location: Berger Room
Others Present:
Kim Honetschlager - Town representative
Ed Crowley
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 7:07pm.
Minutes from the meeting on March 31, 2015 were approved.
1. Birds Before Breakfast Walk led by Dave Williams - Sunday, May 3
The walk is scheduled for 7:OOam - 9:OOam at the Materra Cabin.
John will bring a coffee pot, coffee, and its accompaniments.
Dave has received 20 -25 positive responses
Tom will bring apple and orange juice.
Kim will bring fruit and a baked good.
Rachel will bring cinnamon rolls (if she is able to make it).
Jean will bring coffee cake.
Dave will bring plates and napkins.
2. RCTV -May 13
We have not heard any more about this event. We are still interested in
participating. Maybe bring Grace's trails book?
3. Sun setting the committee
The Board of Selectmen will be discussing the possible sunset of our committee at a
meeting soon. As many of us as possible should show up. Jean will write an email
detailing our groups' activities and desire to not be sunset. Note that the group has
acquired $38,000 in grants since its inception.
4. Bare Meadow projects
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Kim will write up a proposal per the Order of Conditions based on the site visit with
Annika.
5. Money
We need to spend roughly $700 before June 30.
• Stone dust fill for white trail in Bare Meadow
• Corrugated drainage pipe in various diameters (2 - 6 inch and 2 - 8 inch ?)
• Markers for Ipswich River Greenway
• Canopy for work days (10' X 10' or 12' X 12')
We need to make a list of materials for the boardwalk to the Ipswich River
6. Walk Reading Weekend
Nothing new since last meeting. Please refer to the minutes from March 31, 2015.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:25pm.
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