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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Trails Committee 2113 OCT -3 AM 9: 33
Date: 2019-09-17 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Gardiner
Jean Jacobs
Kathy Kelly
Ben Ream
Members- Not Present:
John Parsons
Dave Williams
Will Finch
Others Present:
Kim Honetschlager - Town Representative
John Godwin - Boy Scout
John Galvin - Boy Scout leader
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 7:05pm.
1. Minutes from the meeting on July 2, 2019 were reviewed and approved.
2. Alligator Alley Replacement Boy Scout Project
John Godwin presented his project to replace 30 feet of boardwalk at Alligator Alley
in the Town Forest. He has not yet determined which 30 foot section will be replaced
but the one in the worst shape will be done (probably closest to the Council Ring).
He is using 4X4 design and hopes to do the project in October or November 2019.
The Reading Trails Committee voted in favor of this project.
3. Work Day - Sep 21
• Friday (Sep 20) - prep day
0 2 - Spm at the cabin
o Cut decking
o Kathy, Ben, Will, and Tom can make it
• Saturday (Sep 21)
o RTC meet at cabin at gam
o Kathy will be late so she will bring soda, water, snacks, and will get
the pizza for lunch
o Bridge is the biggest part (Will, Chuck - leaders)
o All (including volunteers) carry in materials to bridge site, glulams first
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o If we get to Hunt Street end - clear and blaze trail
o Need generator on site
o Kathy will bring a few tarps (to catch saw dust)
4. Mass Trails Conference
Agenda has not yet been determined. If we attend, we can pay and then get
reimbursed from Trails Committee budget.
Next Meeting: Oct. 1, 2019 at 7:OOpm
The meeting was adjourned at 8:08pm.
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