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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Trails Committee
Date: 2016-08-30
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Gardiner - Chair
Will Finch
Dave Williams
Jean Jacobs
Members - Not Present:
Ed Crowley
John Parsons
Others Present:
Time: 7:00 PM
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Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Session:
Kim Honetschlager - Town Representative )
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs--�-Gv11
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 7: 11 pm.
1. Minutes from the meeting on July 5, 2016 were reviewed and approved.
2. Maintenance Permit
xtended for 5 more years.
3. {avier/Boyd
Walk in the fall - Nov. 5 gam meet on Inwood Drive
Tom will contact ROLT to let them know.
4. Bare Meadow Red Trail Bridge
Are bumpers needed on this bridge? Maybe put bumpers on the long stream bridge
near Haverhill St.
5. Zoning Meeting Report
Jean gave a summary of the items discussed in the Zoning Charrette on July 19.
None of the items were directly related to trails. Most of the meeting was devoted to
discussion of a 40R overlay in the Business -B district of Main Street between
Washington and Federal Streets.
6. Next Project
Following are some possible next projects:
• Town Forest - Alligator Alley boardwalk repair. Site visit Mon. Sep 5 9am at
Wood End to scope out work.
• Higgins
• Town Forest - trail to Ipswich River
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7. Pinevale
The committee discussed the article in the newspaper. Does the trail need re -
blazing?
Next Meeting: TBD
-rhe meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.
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