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Trails Committee DEC 19 AM 8 00
Date: 2018-11-05 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
Dave Williams
Will Finch
Jean Jacobs
Members- Not Present:
Ben Ream
John Parsons
Kathy Kelly
Others Present:
Kim Honetschlager - Town Representative
Gina Snyder - Walkable Reading
Bo Garrison - Walkable Reading
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: lean Jacobs
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 7:08pm.
1. Minutes from the meeting on August 7, 2018 and September 12, 2018 were
reviewed and approved.
2. Winter Walk
Walkable Reading is interested in helping.
Kim will reserve the cabin for Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 12noon - 4pm
3. Aberjona Trail
The land was transferred by Conservation in 1937 Town Meeting article. (Still needs
confirmation.) Bob LeLacheur will confirm that the Trails Committee exists. (Tom will
ask for it in writing.)
HOLD on the project until all paperwork is finalized.
4. Town Forest (and other areas) Blazing
Need 2-3 people to paint, clip, spot for next tree. Need brown spray paint for
extraneous blazes.
Town Forest is being overused. There's no control over its use.
Alligator Alley boardwalk needs to be replaced soon. Can its life be extended by
fixing loose boards? (Screw in boards that are currently nailed in.)
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Purchases: paint for blazing (including brown spray paint), gas chainsaw
Work days for each re-blazing area:
• Sat Nov 10: Town Forest (meet at Wood End at 9am)
• Sat Nov 17: Bare Meadow
• Sat Dec 1: Kurchian Woods ,
Send out email to RTC plus Adopters about work days.
RTC members should attend next Town Forest Committee meeting, if possible (Nov
13).
Bare Meadow needs some clearing in the meadows. Next year?
Cub Scouts want to establish new Council Ring within the Wood End Loop trail for
daytime use only.
Girl Scout wants to put bird boxes in TF (too many already?)
Next Meeting: TBD
The meeting was adjourned at 8:09pm.
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