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Meeting Minutes
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Town Forest Committee
Date: 2022-05-17 Time: 7 PM
Building: Location:
Address:
Purpose: Town Forest Management Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Jeff Lamson, Tim Kirwan, Tom Gardiner, Kurt Habel, Susan Bowe, Nancy
Dockter, Bill Sullivan
Members - Not Present:
Brian Swuten
Others Present:
]ane Kinsela and Chris Cole, DPW; Brian Bowe & Chuck Tirone,
Conservation; Kathy Kelly, Trail Com.; Meghan Bowe; Four Members of a
Reading mountain bike group
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting was held by video conference due to the COVID pandemic.
• Discussed the need to limit mountain bike trails in the TF to those that have
already been established, i.e., no new trails or jumps. The bike group attendees
said they will get the word out to the members of their group.
• Town Forest Appreciation Day on 5/1/22 was a great success — Thank you
Meghan Bowe! This event may be held annually.
• Discussed successful Amazon Robotics service day with about 20 to 30
volunteers pulling buckthorn — Thank you Amazon Robotics!
• Discussed invasive plants in the Compost Area and the threat they pose to
spreading into the TF.
• Discussed native plants for Area 3 near the Council Ring. TFC voted to support
Walter Kittredge's proposal to provide plants for Area 3 of the TF.
• Discussed that someone has been camping in the TF for about 2 to 3 weeks.
RPD has investigated. RPD has a behavioral health specialist.
• Discussed participating in the Reading Friends & Family Day on 6/11/22.
• Discussed complaints of uncontrolled dogs. TFC voted 6 in favor and 1 opposed
to recommend a change to the by-law to limit the number of dogs off leash to
three per handler. Invite the TFC Select Board liaison and RPD to the next
meeting to discuss the by-law change process and implementation.
• Voted to approve the minutes from the 4/12/22 meeting
• Next Meeting: scheduled for 6/21/22 at 7:00 pm
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