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Meeting Minutes
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Board - committee - commission - council: 2119 JAN -9 AM 8: 39
Trails Committee
Date: 2018-12-18 Time: 6:30 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Gardiner- Chair
Dave Williams
Jean Jacobs
Ben Ream
Kathy Kelly
Members - Not Present:
Will Finch
John Parsons
Others Present:
Kim Honetschlager- Town Representative
Gina Snyder- Walkable Reading
Ginny Blodgett - Walkable Reading
Everett Blodgett - Walkable Reading
Virginia Adams - Walkable Reading
Ace Foulds - Walkable Reading
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 6:37pm.
1. Winter Walk - Sunday, Jan. 27 at fpm
Ginny, Kim, Virginia, and Jean will bring baked goods.
Kathy will bring coffee and a coffee pot.
Walk leaders: Will, Dave, and Jean
Publicity: Flyer in the YCC, Ace and lean will add info to each group's Facebook page,
Gina will generate a press release, Ace will contact the Ramblers, Jean will post on
Patch, and Kathy offered to take pictures at the event.
Kim will talk to police about posting a sign on Main Street.
Kim booked the cabin for 12 noon - 4:OOpm.
Tom will act as parking attendant.
2. Maillett property
Ownership of the land still needs confirmation.
HOLD on the project until all paperwork is finalized.
3. Tot Walk
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Kathy is leading another Tot Walk in the Town Forest on Feb. 2 (Feb. 9 is inclement
weather date). They will do animal tracking and have a fire. She is filing the
appropriate paperwork with the town.
4. Minutes from the meeting on November 5, 2018 were reviewed and approved.
5. New Trails
There is a new, potential adopter on Kieran Road. Maybe add another trailhead to
Town Forest from there?
Also, there is a man who wants to establish a trail in Timbemeck. Chuck Tirone
(Conservation Administrator) is interested In getting this trail going.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 at 7pm
The meeting was adjourned at 7:12pm.
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