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TOWN CLERK
Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Trails Committee W NOV —6 AM 10: 30
Date: 2018-08-07 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Gardiner - Chair
Will Finch
Jean Jacobs
John Parsons
Ben Ream
Members - Not Present:
Dave Williams -
Kathy Kelly
Others Present:
Kim Honetschlager - Town Representative
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs <26.
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 7:05pm.
1. Minutes from the meeting on May 29, 2018 were reviewed and approved.
2. Town Forest Blazing
The Town Forest Committee has approved the blazing plan for the Town Forest trails.
Blazing Plan Colors:
Purple loop around 702 Campsite (nearest Ipswich River)
Yellow loop - Overlook and Cross Country trails
Red - Pine Ridge and esker trail (northeast section with view of Ipswich River)
3. Project Planning - Aberjona Trail
Fri. 9/28: Cut and pre-assemble boardwalk sections (some people can be there at
10am)
Sat. 9/29: 3 -12 year olds with 2 parents have volunteered
Tom will check trell/driveway drivability.
Lowell to Willow will be blazed red. (If we get the grant, the trail to Hunt Street will
be blazed white.)
Materials:
4 X 4 ground contact with 4ft sleepers
4 - 10ft. stringers with decking on top
Lag bolts through stringer and sleeper (top of bolt needs to be counter-sunk so that
decking can be Flush to stringers)
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On Sat. 9/29: RTC meet at cabin at 9am, volunteers meet at Willow at 10am and/or
2pm
Ben will call the Times Chronicle about the project
Jean will put on the Facebook page
Kim rented the cabin for Friday and Saturday
4. Benches at Bare Meadow
John mentioned that the benches on the Bare Meadow trail to the viewing platform
are dirty and the plaques are getting rusty.
Will will check the faucets behind the cabin to see if they can be used for cleaning.
5. Higgins
There is a tree down near Henzie Street. The tree is about 9 - 10 inches in diameter.
Will will talk to Butch Conary to see if he can use his chainsaw to take care of it.
6. YCC
Kim will submit an article about the new trail.
Next Meeting: Tues Sep 25 at 7:OOpm
The meeting was adjourned at 8:IOpm.
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