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Town Forest committee
Date: 2019-03-19 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Location: Berger Room
Address:
Purpose: Town Forest Management Session:
Attendees: Members- Present:
Farrukh NaJmi, William Sullivan, Nancy Doktor, Dan Ford, Thomas Gardiner,
Rick Wetzlet
Members - Not Present:
Michael Bourque, Kurt Habel
Others Present:
Jane Kinsella, Reading DPW Director
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Farrukh NaJmi
Topics of Discussion:
1. Discussion of 2/28/2019 meeting with Reading Conservation Commission
. Discussed questions and answers from meeting
. Need to get on the Select Board agenda to present the Pilot Thinning
proposal right away
• Discussed public hearing and Senior Center as potential location
. Forester Phil Benjamin will be contracted to prepare the "Scope of Work"
section of the Invitation For Bid (IFB) for Pilot Thinning project
• Whether and how should we provide oversight of work while it is being
done
2. Discussion and planning of site walk in Town Forest
. Ice has melted making walk possible. Chair will check with Conservation
Commission on best time
3. Discussion of Old Campfire Gids council ring and proposed rehab for use by Cub
Scouts
• Document titled "New Council Ring Revitalization Proposal"from Cub
Scouts was reviewed
. Cars park at Wood End school and allows short walk to camp site
• Work planned to start May 11
4. Any other topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours prior to meeting
. Discussion on how to manage old scout projects that are in state of
disrepair. Example is a kiosk left of chain entrance to Strout Ave entrance.
. Discussed on the need for a dog waste barrel at the Wood End entrance
5. Meeting minutes from Feb 28, 2019
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• Need to add some more details of presentation to Reading Conservation
Commission. Will be revised and sent later this week.
6. Next Meeting:
• April 16, 2019 @ 7:00 PM
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