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Trails Committee
Date: 2014-03-10 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Regular meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Gardiner - Chair
Will Finch
Terry Selle
Dave Williams
lean Jacobs
John Parsons
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Kim Honetschlager - Town Representative
Brandon Lee (Boy Scout)
Quen Lee (father of Brandon)
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: lean Jacobs
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM.
1. Boy Scout Project
Brandon Lee presented his updated design for a boardwalk section on the Pine Ridge
trail in the Town Forest. The committee unanimously approved his proposal.
2. Minutes from the meeting on January 21, 2014 were approved and submitted.
3. Trail Project Proposal Format
A format for trail project proposals was submitted. We need to make it official.
Publish on town web site?
4. Birds Before Breakfast - May 4
Walk will be 6:30am - 8:30am with breakfast afterwards. We will have a logistics
planning meeting In April.
S. Earth Day - April 5
Nature walks are being given at 11, 12, and 1. Will will lead one (11:OOam?). Gina
would be a good person to lead another. Dave will lead the walk at 1:OOpm. Trails
committee will have trail maps and Grace's guide to sell.
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6. Walk Reading
There will be a planning meeting on Tuesday, March 25 in the Big Conference Room.
Walkable Reading, Trails Committee, and Reading Rec should have representation at
the meeting. Can we publicize at the Earth Day event?
7. Budget
We have money to spend by the end of June. We discussed some ways to use the
money.
• Trail arrows (especially near the Troop 702 Turkey Roast site)
• Kiosks
• Cranberry Dam bridge
• Ipswich River info sign (and picnic table too?)
• Canopy for events like Friends and Family Day and trail projects
Meeting was adjourned at 8:20pm.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 8.
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