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Town Forest Committee
Date: 2019-01-15 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Town Forest Management Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Farrukh Najmi, William Sullivan, Nancy Doktor, Kurt Habel, Dan Ford,
Thomas Gardiner, Rick Wetzler
Members - Not Present:
Michael Bourque
Others Present:
Jane Kinsella, Reading DPW Director
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Farrukh Najmi
Topics of Discussion:
1. Discussion on request for Access to Council Ring for Trails Committee Walk on
Feb 2nd 2019 for 10 to 15 people.
2. Discussion on Pilot Thinning program
• TFC will request to be on agenda of Conservation Commission on their
meeting on Feb 13, 2019.
• There are some dangerous trees in Council Ring area. Should we expand
the scope of thinning area to include Council Ring? Decision to stick with
planned thinning area after discussion.
3. 2020 Massachusetts Town Forest Conference, September 2020
• Discussion on potential for Reading to host it
• Nancy will email Superintendent Doherty to see if Wood End can be a
venue for conference in addition to Town Forest for improved facilities
• Joint hosting effort Conservation Commission, Trails Committee, Town
Forest Committee
• Expect -100 attendees
• Cost covered by fees from vendors of food and various products. No entry
fee. Need to estimate cost and fees collected
• Significant logistics and cost to consider, potential for state to provide
funds for Pilot Thinning program
• Kurt has not yet been able to meet with Reading Police to discuss Police
detail logistics and cost
• Potential for buckthorn thinning event/ competition in Pilot thinning area
by Boy /Girl scout volunteers as community service
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4. Motion to approve meeting minutes from Oct 23 2018, Nov 13 2018, December
11 2018 with correction
Unanimously approved
5. Next Meeting:
• Tentative date Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 @ 7:00 PM
• Alternate date Feb 27, 2019 @ 7:00 PM)
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