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Trails Committee 2020 MW 10 PM 3: 46
Date: 2019-12-10 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session
Purpose: General Business Version: Final
Attendees: Members- Present:
Tom Gardiner
Jean Jacobs
Dave Williams
Will Finch
Members- Not Present:
Kathy Kelly
John Parsons
Ben Ream
Others Present:
Everett Blodgett - Walkable Reading
Ginny Blodgett - Walkable Reading
Ace Foulds - Walkable Reading
Virginia Adams - Walkable Reading
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jean Jacobs � jyt
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Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 7:06pm.
1. Minutes from the meeting on October 30, 2019 were reviewed and approved.
2. Winter Walk
Volunteers for event on Sunday, January 26, 2020: 1:00pm - 3:00pm:
• Everett - coma
• Ace, Ginny, Virginia - cookies
• Tom - coffee (Box of Joe)
• Will -juice and fruit
• Kim will reserve the cabin
• Will and Jean will be hike leaders
• Publicity
o Jean: Trails Facebook page, Patch
o Kim: YCC
o Ginny: Advocate, Chronicle Post
o Ace: WR and Ramblers Facebook pages
• Tom will talk to the police about setting up a traffic sign
3. Maillett/Aberjona Project
We discussed what is left to do on the project.
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• Boardwalk across the quagmire (temporary boards in place - okay for the
winter)
• Boardwalk through the phragmites
Kim and Will went to the PIE (Parker, Ipswich, Essex) River Watershed conference.
Maybe we could get a grant for invasive removal.
4. Work Days
Cutting, pre-fab day in April
S. Shirts, Banners
Wait to order - get more input from rest of group.
6. Residency By-Law Committee
We were asked for input. We have no opinion.
7. Veteran's Way
Will checked it out. They removed the extra fill from the easement. Will asked for
mulch from Chuck (Conservation). Can we get the easement defined (i.e. staked)?
Tom will ask the Town Engineer.
B. Tools
First aid kit was purchased.
We need more Ryobi batteries.
Next Meeting: TBD
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45pm.
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