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Conservation Commission
Date: 2024-10-09 Time: 07:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session
Purpose: Hybrid Meeting - Conservation Version: Final
Commission Meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Brian Bowe, chair, Martha Moore, vice chair, Walter Talbot (Remote), Tony
Rodolakis (remote), Chirag Sthalekar
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Chirag Sthalekar
Topics of Discussion:
This meeting was held in person and remotely via Zoom.
Chair Brian Bowe called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
1. Laura Gemme went over ticketing procedures and provided the ticketing booklets.
All town bylaw and regulations. Following is the procedure
1. Record date of notice: When the violation was noticed.
2. Record name: only name is required.
3. Record the regulation: Article 97 of the state regulation.
4. Describe the act
a. What did you witness
b. Where and time
5. List the fine.
6. Stop here.
The committee discussed that they can monitor "if you happen to be there" referring to dogs
at Bare Meadow.
Public Hearings
2. 0 Cedar Swamp (North Cedar Swampl
Applicant asked for a continuation to the meeting on 2V October (10/2312024).
Martha Moore moved to continue the discussion to the meeting on 230 October. Tony
seconded. Approved by roll call vote 5-0-0., Walter Talbot (Remote) YES, Tony Rodolakis
(Remote) YES, Chirag Sthalekar, YES, Martha Moore, YES, Brian Bowe, YES.
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Old/New Business
3. No violations to be discussed
Discussion Items
4. Land Use Summit was cancelled, Martha to send out a poll to schedule some time in January
2025.
5. Maillet, Sommes & Morgan Rules
Chuck shared rules, signs to be put. Brian suggests both rules and signs.
1. No skating: Keep off the ice
2. No swimming habitat restoration area
3. Carry in Carry Out. Dog waste bags all over the place, DPW said they were not going to
provide trash barrels. This should be brought up. Some bottles might show up.
Martha suggested putting in newspaper.
6. Conservation/DPW Monthly Meeting review November 5'h.
10. Administrators Report: Lot 5, 371 Grove Street Stairs
DPW put it in. Shared pictures. Town forest committee should pitch in, trails has said no.
11. Minutes for approval: 8/2812024, 9/11/2024
Martha moved to approve minutes of 08/28 as amended. Tony seconded. Approved by roll call
vote 5-0-0., Walter Talbot (Remote) YES, Tony Rodolakis (Remote) YES, Chirag Sthalekar,
YES, Martha Moore, YES, Brian Bowe, YES.
Martha moved to approve minutes of 09111 not reviewed yet.
Chuck informed the committee we have a contract with a firm to test the soil at Symonds way.
Intend to be out there on October 23, results in early November for engineering department and
select board and Chuck. Hopefully no problems. Design can then commence for parking, ski
rink, pickle ball. No options for plans have been set yet.
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Tony moved to adjourn at 8:05 pm, seconded by Chirag, voted 5-0-0
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