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TOWN CLERK
READING,, MA,
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Trails Committee
Date: 2019-04-10 Time: 6:45 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
Ben Ream
Dave Williams
Kathy Kelly
Members - Not Present:
John Parsons
Others Present:
Kim Honetschlager - Town Representative
Bo Garrison
Gina Snyder
Joe Fleury - Willow Street resident
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 6:52pm.
1. Minutes from the meeting on April 1, 2019 were reviewed and approved.
2. Maillett Trail Project prep
Tomorrow (April 11) at 3:45pm at the Mattera Cabin meet to pull materials for DPW
to pick up and drop off at the trailhead off Willow Street adjacent to the train tracks.
Tom will meet them to tell them where to drop the materials.
3. Maillett Trail bog bridge build and trail clearing — Sat. April 13
We should meet at Mattera Cabin at 9am. Plan to get to Willow Street at 10am. Trail
route: straight at end of asphalt then moves closer to the river. Mulch has been
dropped at trailhead on Lowell Street. Motion for change in trail route passed.
4. Abjerona Trail to Hunt Street
We need to meet with Conservation Commission. We may need to revamp the
budget for the trail grant.
5. May 11 work day rescheduled to May 10
Cabin is rented on May 11. Possible work day on Friday, May 10 to cut material and
possibly build headers.
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6. Conservation Commission meeting
We discussed the trail route for the Maillett/Willow Street trail. We brought up the
width of the bog bridge and we decided on 4 feet wide. Will brought up the idea of
requiring dogs on leash for this trail.
7. Tot Walk - June 1
Kathy is leading another Tot Walk on June 1. At this time the location is TBD.
Next Meeting: TBD
The meeting was adjourned at 7:53pm.
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