HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-06-15 Town Forest Committee Minutes 45
May 1970
Gary Kendall, Boy Scout of Troop 702 Reading, led a
party of Scouts on various days planting five huaHred
spruce saplings. Most of them were planted on the
south westerly side of Scrub Oak Hill, and the balance
on the easterly side. Irving Dickey, Tree Warden, had
purchased these for the Town Forest Committee .
The Boy Scouts working under the leadership of Gary Kendall
included:
Jeff Baird Dave Kendall
Jeff Beers Gerry Neumann
Mark Rebel Mike Ormsby
Bruce Healton -
June 15 , 1970 7:30 PM Town Building
A formal posted meeting was Bela at the Town Building.
Member present included: James S. Perry, Chairman
Benjamin E. Nichols, Secretary
Irving E. Dickey
The minutes of the meeting held April 27, 1970 were read
and approved.
The Town Forest Committee was organized for the year with
James S. Perry, Chairman and Benjamin E. Nichols, Secretary.
The purchase of five hundred spruce saplings for a cost of
$10.30 was confirmed,. These came from the Willow Brook
state Forest . They have all bean planted under the leadership
of Gary Kendall. Most of these were planted on the westerly
side of Scrub Oak Hill, and the balance were planted on the
easterly side. The Boy Scouts of Reading have planted many
trees since the Forest wasstarted in 1930 .
It was voted to have Charles Stratton continue to make
weekly trips through the Forest picking up and disposing
of litter left on the paths and roads of the Forest .
The Camp Fire Girls are beginning to use the new Council
Ring in the Nichols Woodlot Area.
James S. Perry and Irving E. Dicke$ will talk with
Supt . Roger Louanis of the Board of Publio Works regarding
the removal of gravel at Point One to be used on the access
:j road from Fos Run Lane to the new Council Ring in the
Nichols Woodlot. Consideration will be given to the possHble
use of town owned equipment to truck this gravel to the site.
These three men will discuss the construction of the new
parking lot at Point One,.
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The future control of snowmobiles, mini-bikes and trail
bikes in the Town Forest was considered. Chairman Perry
has discussed this with Massachusetts Registry Inspector
Carl Wood for his thoughts.
Mark Stockwell, Boy Scout of Troop 702 Reading, has made
and installed Rood Duck hour® in, or near, the Ipswich
River. This is a fine conservation project .
The meeting was adjourned at 8;30 PM.
June 15, 1990 and June 22, 1970
A Specill Town Meeting, which ran two nights; discussed
and voted Article No. 15 giving the Teen a Flood Plain
Zoning yaw. Three 'minor amendments were added.
The area surrounding the north and northeast aide of
Scrub Oak Hill now carry the restriction of a -contour line
at seventy-five (75) feet below which no building may be
constructed. This new zoning law helps protect the present
Town Forest from.. construction which might damage the
water shed.
Other areas covered by the new law include : Cedar Swamp,
Bear Meadow and the headwaters of the Aberjona River•.
August 9, 1970
Michael Ormsby, Boy Scout of Troop 702 Reading,and
Benjamin Nichols cleared brush which had been crowding the
saplings planted by other Boy Scouts on May 14, 1966
and October 12 , 1963 on the westerly side of the Ordway Pit.
August 24, 1970
Chairman James S . Perry and B. E. Nichols met with the
Selectmen and Town Counsel, James %illam I1I, stating plans
of the Town Forest Committee to close the Forest to prevent
potential fires and physical harm to persons . Recently
there have been groups which appear undesirable having
oampfires , leaving their refuse and refreshment cans and
bottles in the Forest. There is also the weekly cost to the
Town to pay for the removal of this refuse.
Chairman rerry will ask 5upt . :Ro6er LOuani6 of the Board of
Public 'JorkE if his men will put large stones in the road at
Point One, and Chairman Perry will arrange to installa chain,
or cable, barrierbetweem two posts which are already in the
ground at the easterly and of the causeway.
November 24, 1970 7:30 PM
A formal posted meeting was held in the Town Building.
Members Present : James S. Perry, Chairman
Benjamin E . Nichols, Secretary
Irving E. Dickey