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Meeting Minutes
Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Trails Committee
Date:
February 7, 2024 Time:
6:30pm
Building:
Location:
Mattera Cabin
Address:
Session:
Open
Purpose:
Version:
Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Kathy Kelly chair
Ray Vaillancourt
Tim Kirwan Associate
Thomas Gardiner associate
David Williams
Ben Ream
John Kastrinos associate
Members - Not Present:
Will Finch
Others Present:
Chuck Throne Conservation
Jack Nelson Troop 702
Brin Scouten Troop 702
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Vaillancourt
The meeting was held at Mattera Cabin and brought to order at 6:32 pm
Topics of Discussion:
Approve Minutes — unanimous
Eagle scout Jack Nelson proposal
30 foot bridge in Bare meadow near cemetery
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Approved unanimously
Site visit report on 443 Haverhill Street
Dave and Will did a site visit
Trail will be adjacent to private property belonging to Kurt Nitzsche
No parking on Haverhill st
More of a winter trail due to wetness
Bird watchers will use it
Includes access to Cedar Swamp
Will try to get it surveyed
Budget
Currently at $1835.52 budget
Gift Fund $314
Voted unanimously to ask for $5000 budget from town again this year
Summit Follow-up
We looked at a Town Forest Map to add in some of the features not currently on the
map. Map will be passed on to Town Forest Committee
Ipswich River watershed may attend the next summit
Chainsaw Maintenance
We will disassemble and clean the chainsaw after each use
Conservation Update
Discussion of parking and ADA trails at Town Forest
Discussion of possible collaboration with Ipswich Rlver Watershed about a kayak launch
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Adjourned at 7:35pm
Next meeting March 6.
The Mystic Link Alliance will be presenting our plan for a greenway link to the Bay
Circuit Trail that will connect Ward Hill Reservation to Boston Harbor.
Will
Tom
Kathy
Ray
Tim
Ben
Chuck
Mystic link Alliance
Bruce shisck
Joy hart well
Hobbit
6:30
Approve minutes
Mystic link Alliance
No news on budget
June 8 friends and family day
314 gift account
3169.45 budget
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Priority list
Town forest Boardwalk
Water runoff yellow trail bare meadow- water bars
Evergreen Trail haverhill St
7:47 adjourn
April 3
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