HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-02-10 Town Forest Committee Minutes S1
February 10, 1981 7:30 P.M.
A formal posted meeting was held at the home of Chairman
George B. Perry, 230 Franklin Street , Reading, Maes .
The following members were present :
George B. Perry, Chairman
Irving E. Dickey, Jr. , Vice Chairman
Benjamin E.Nichols , Secretary
The minutes of the meeting of March 2, 1980 were read
and approved.
It was voted to confirm the acts of the individual
members since the last meeting.
It was voted to purchase batteries, at a cost of
approximately,060.00, for the portable two-way radio.
Refer to the. report of February 21 , 1979 , at which time
authorization was given to purchase signs to be
installed at the entrances to the Town Forest .
Irving Dickey reported he has bolted one sign to a
tree at Fox Run Lane and another at the entrance to the
Ordway Pit Area from the Gravel Pit off Strout Avenue .
The information to be included in the Annual Report to
the Town was discussed . This report will be typed,
signed and submitted.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 P.M.
February 18, 1981
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN FOREST COM6IITTEE
To the Citizens of Reading:
We submit our report for the year 1980, and through
the current date.
Fifty years ago on April 20, 1930, the Reading Town
Forest was formally dedicated. .Since that time , many
people have enjoyed this area with its trees, swamps,
high lands, animals and birds. It is one of the
permanent treasures owned -by all the people in Reading.
I The guided tours of the Forest have again been given
by a members of the Committee for several youth groups .
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire Girls have camped and
hiked in the Forest during all seasons , and have done
various conservation projects.
Ongoing maintenance and surveillance has been continued.