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Town Forest Committee 8'.38
Date: 2019-06-25 Time: 7 PM
Building: Location: Conference Room
Address:
Purpose: Town Forest Management Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Kurt Habel, Dan Ford, Rick Wetzler, Thomas Gardiner, Michael Bourque,
William Sullivan
Members- Not Present:
Farrukh Najmi, Nancy Doktor
Others Present:
Lyndy Fallica
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan
Topics of Discussion:
• Sunset Rock resident concern with the new Council Ring
o Asked that firewood be not be stored there (wood will be removed)
o Recommended a sign be placed about the requirement for Reading
Fire Department approval for fires and the Town Forest Regulations
• Dog complaints
o Dogs running toward people make many people uncomfortable
o Dog waste is frequently left on the ground —some think it is
"composte", others leave it in plastic bags
• Need to increase public education about the TFC's Dog Etiquette.
• Discussion regarding next steps on pilot thinning project
o Forester Phil Benjamin plans to hold a site visit with a logger to gain
input on the pilot program methods. Tree Warden Mike Hannaford
and Conservation Administrator Chuck Tirone to be invited.
• The Town Forest Committee voted unanimously to elect Bill Sullivan as
Chair and Kurt Habel as Vice Chair.
• Committee voted unanimously to approve the minutes to the 5/21/19
meeting with corrections.
• Next Meeting: July 16, 2019 (postponed to August 5t')
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