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Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 1611 JAN 30 A 4 59 I
Trails Committee
Date: 2016-11-09 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Gardiner - Chair
Dave Williams
Will Finch
Ed Crowley
Jean Jacobs
Members - Not Present:
John Parsons
Others Present:
Joe Cloonan - ROLT
Session:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 6:12pm.
1. Minutes from the meeting on September 28, 2016 were reviewed and approved.
2. Boy Scout Project
Dave mentioned that a Boy Scout had talked to him about installing Screech Owl or
Tree Swallow boxes.
3. Higgins Bridge replacement
The existing bridge removal will take place on Sunday Nov. 13. Volunteers should
meet at Materra Cabin at 11:00am.
The replacement bridge will be built on Sat/Sun Nov 19/20. There are enough
supplies at the cabin to do the project. We need to cut the decking to 4 foot lengths.
Jean will email the Brownie troop and Pat Harney who have expressed an interest in
helping.
4. Boyd/Xavier Lot Trail
During the site visit on Nov. 5 we flagged a potential trail near the Inwood Drive side
of the lot. When the Trails Committee has a plan, ROLT will bring it to their Board of
Directors for approval. We need to determine the trailhead locations.
5. Kylie Drive
Members of the Trails Committee attended the Conservation Commission meeting for
the discussion of the development of the last lot on Kylie Drive. Will Finch spoke on
behalf of the Trails Committee. The lot developer was open to installing a 5 foot wide
stone dust path within the 10 foot trail easement. He will install iron rods or pipes to
indicate trail boundaries. Will requested that the stone dust be 12 inches thick and
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that concrete boundary markers be placed at turns in the trail. The developer agreed
to this requirement and said that he'd put a weed barrier down before the stone dust
is installed.
Next Meeting: None planned
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30pm.
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