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Board - Committee
Date: 2017-05-09
Building:
Address:
Town of Reading
Meeting Minutes
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Town Forest Committee
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Purpose: Town Forest Management Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Farrukh Najmi, Kurt Habel, William Sullivan, Rick Wetzler, Nancy Docktor
Members - Not Present:
Dan Ford, Michael Borque, Thomas Gardiner
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Farrukh Najmi
Topics of Discussion:
1. Committee response to Kathleen Bradley's request for RTF use for a "fun run/walk."
• Motion to approve PAWS Fun Run / Walk: approved unanimously by members present
2. Forest Health planning & consulting forester, Philip Benjamin.
• Rick provided update on Smalls he exchanged with Philip Benjamin
• Consider a joint meeting with Trails Committee when revised Forester report is available
3. Outreach efforts
• RTF table at Earth Day fair in Parker Middle School, held 4/22
i. All agreed event was fruitful and well received
• Sharon Thomas's invitation for RTF booth at Fnends & Family Day, 6/17
i. Committee agreed to the proposal. Nancy and Kurt will represent.
4. Committee membership for FY 2018.
• Farrukh and Nancy were up for renewal. Both have submitted paperwork with Town Clerk for
renewal
5. Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of meeting.
• Discussion on whether we Should charge a fee for camping in Town Forest to add to our
annual $1K Town Forest Revolving Fund to fund forest management activities. Some ideas
discussed:
i. Charge a fee 1 event charges fee
ii. Accept in kind use fee (e.g. Boy Scouts)
iii. ACTION: Rick will talk to Jeff to explore this idea further
6. Approval of previous minutes: Deferred due to lack of time
7. Next Meeting: June 15, 2017 @ 7:00
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