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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-09-28 Trails Committee MinutesOFR�� Town of Reading ,b Meeting Minutes i r'_J - .ino Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Trails Committee X811 OCT 23 A 8= 4b I Date: 2017-09-28 Time: 7:30 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: ''Conference Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: General Business Session: Attendees: Members - Present: Tom Gardiner - Chair Will Finch Jean Jacobs Dave Williams Members - Not Present: John Parsons Others Present: Kim Honetschlager - Town Representative Ginny Blodgett - Walkable Reading Ace Foulds - Walkable Reading Larry Kornetsky - volunteer Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs Topics of Discussion: The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm. 1. Minutes from the meeting on Aug 16, 2017 were reviewed and approved. 2.. Fall Foliage Walk The walk will be held Sunday, Oct 22 at 1pm. Meet at Wood End School and hike through the Town Forest. Kim will add the walk info to the bi-weekly update (create the info in flyer format). Ace will add to the Ramblers and Walkable Reading Facebook pages. Jean will add the info in Patch and on the Trails Facebook page. Larry will post flyers in the clubhouse at Reading Woods. 3. Upcoming Projects Finish Alligator Alley Extension - Saturday Dec 2 9am, meet at Materra. Add 35 feet of boardwalk on the Council Ring side. Also, the ramp at the Wood End side is pulling away from the main section. 4. New Member We discussed with Larry having him join the committee. Unfortunately, he was not able to commit. He spends winters in Arizona and most of the summer on the Cape. He is happy to continue his work as a trail volunteer doing maintenance. 5. Trail Easement at Franklin Street development Due to our participation at the Conservation Commission meeting, the developer agreed to add an easement to the town owned lot from the new development. Page 1 1 6. State Trails Conference Kim handed out a list of potential topics. We brainstormed -the best points from Kim's list. Dave will present the portion on the history of the committee and how we work. Will will discuss the structures and engineering of some of our projects. Jean will send along pictures of various projects. Should we include an appendix or a hand-out with a cutting list, map example, and Adopt -a -Trail .info? Next Meeting: Thurs, Oct 19 at 7:30pm The meeting was adjourned at 8:38pm'.: