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Town Forest Committee
Date: 2020-09-22 Time: 7 PM
Building: Location:
Address:
Purpose: Town Forest Management Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Thomas Gardiner, Nancy Docktor, Kurt Habel, Brian Scouten, Jeff Lanson,
Bill Sullivan
Members - Not Present:
RickWetzler, Dan Ford
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting was held by video conference due to the COVID pandemic.
• Discussed group use and camping in the Town Forest during COVID
o The Reading Board of Health wants to review and approve all group use
applications
o Troop 702 will hold October troop meetings at the new council ring set up
by small socially distanced groups, with all participants wearing masks
o No groups larger than 50 participants per State COVID requirements
o Brian S. and Jeff L. will review all Scout applications before submission to
the Board of Health
• 90th Anniversary Celebration
o Kurt H. notified DCR that the Both event was postponed
o DCR contribution of$700 will be put into Town Forest account with some
funds to be used for two buckthorn pullers
• Voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the 8/18/20 meeting
• Next Meeting: scheduled for October 27, 2020 at 7:00 pm
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