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Board - Committee
Town of Reading
Meeting Minutes
Commission - Council:
Trails Committee
Date: 2022-10-05 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Mattera Cabin
Address: 1481 Main Street
Purpose:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Kathy Kelly/Member
Dave Williams/Member
Ben Ream/Member
Thomas Gardiner/Associate
John Parsons/ Associate
Members - Not Present:
Ray V/Member
Will Finch/Member
John Kastronos/ Associate
Others Present:
Charles Tirone/Conservation
Tim Kirwan/Volunteer
Location:
Session:
Version: Final
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Kathy Kelly
Topics of Discussion:
Approve minutes: 7:06PM
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Build day was a success on 9/30 and 10/1. 14 volunteers (4 new) worked over 80 hours to
construct 50 linear feet of new boardwalk. Neighbors are very Interested in joining the
Friends of Pinevaie. We will continue to work on finishing the boardwalk over the next 2
weeks then invite the neighbors for a walk.
Bare Meadow: Site visit scheduled on 10/12 at 3:00pm to survey the boardwalks. We plan
to extend the boardwalk near the vernal pool this Fall
Upcoming Events:
• Connect the Tots Walk: 10/23 (Kathy)
• New Residents Night @Library: 10/18 (Dave,Kathy)
• Fall Walk: 10/30 (Ray and Ben)
Kiosks Status:
• Scouts to remove signs on Franklin and Fairchild street ASAP
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• Ben suggested moving the kiosk on Fairchild closer to street ... We will check with
Conservation on feasibility
• Tim will paint the kiosk on Pondview street
Conservation:
Chuck not present
Budget:
Current balance = ARPA: +/- $3.900
FY23: +/- $2,950
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Other Business:
New Equipment: Batteries and charger (TBD)
Shelves: Should be in soon
Banner: Interest In purchasing a TC banner for events
Ben reserved a parking pass for the Fall Walk
Tim will call RCN to check on PR opportunity
Adjourn: B:OOPm
Next Meeting: November 2, 2022
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