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Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK
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board - committee - commission - council: 2019 JUN 20 AN 10: 04
Trails Committee
Date: 2019-05-22 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Gardiner - Chair
Will Finch
Jean Jacobs
Kathy Kelly
Members - Not Present:
John Parsons
Ben Ream
Dave Williams
Others Present:
Kim Honetschlager - Town Representative
Mary Macintosh - resident
Gordon Macintosh - resident ,(
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By Jean Jacobs
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 7:04pm.
1. Minutes from the meeting on April 10, 2019 were reviewed and approved.
2. Friends and Family Day - June 15
Event runs 10:30am - 3:00pm. Tom requested a canopy and table from the town.
Jean will setup and man the booth from 10:30am - 12:30pm. Need to bring
laminated maps, trifold display, and QR pamphlet from Kim. Will will man the booth
from 12:30pm - 3:00pm and then do the tear down. We should also consider
bringing a board for"Buy a Board" fund raising and Grace's Trail Guides.
Dog Parade - we were invited to have a table but we are doing the Friends and
Family day.
3. Work Days
Aberjona Bridge Build - need to wait until NOI is approved and appeal time has
passed. Wait until next meeting to determine (end of lune?).
4. Trail Adopter
High school student expressed interest. Jean reached out to her via email.
5. Chuck Tirone Involvement
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Chuck is going to be more involved with the Trails Committee. Boy Scouts will see `
him first for Trails projects. He will help on some Trails projects (he was a big help
on the Willow Street bog bridge). We need to keep him in the loop on projects and
activities.
6. Conservation Commission NOI Preparation
We discussed possible issues that they may ask - bridge design, plantings, etc.
7. Future Topics/Projects
Town Forest - Kurt Habel wants to have a buckthorn pulling party.
Town Forest - Rebuild 160 feet of Alligator Alley
8. Conservation Commission Meeting
We attended the Conservation Commission Notice of Intent hearing on the Aberjona
River Headwaters Trail. Kim presented the Aberjona Trail project plans. Chuck
supported our work. Mike Flynn asked about clean up of brush at the end of Hunt
Street. David Pinette suggested cable stays for the river bridge. Several abutters
brought up concerns about the project (Japanese knotwood, erosion runoff, snow
removal). The Commission closed the hearing.
Next Meeting: TBD
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00pm.
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