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June 2-1--, 1998 7:35 P.M.
A formal posted meeting was held
,at 25 Avon Street, Reading, Mass.
Members present:
George B Perry, Chairman
Benjamin E.Nichols, Secretary
Visitor present:
Edward G. Smethurst
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The minutes of the meeting of June 9, 1997 were..nead
and approved.
on a motion; seconded and voted in the affirmative, the
acts of the-.,individual members since the last meeting
were confirmed.
It vias moved, seconded and voted that the same officers
be elected for the ensuing year. ~'hese-Jofi°icers will be:
George B. Perry, Chairman
Irving E : Dickey, Jr . Vice Chairman
Benjamin E. Z7icho is , Secretary
There vas a woods fire in August 1997 in theTown Forest
on the hill just beyond the location of the former. Big pine
sign on the opposite side of the road, that consumed about
three acres.
In order to prevent the spread of fires in the woods when
they occur, Boy Scouts have continued to remove the brush
and lower =limbs of the trees throughout the Forest.
Focal Boy Scout:-.units have spent thirty days and nights
camping in the Forest. They have learned much about nature
and how to protect the area for future generations.
The land;;of the"!Town Forest and the Watershed are both
involved as a source of water for all purposes needed by
the Town. Recently, Chairman George Perry went to a meeting
for a discussion about the source of potential favorable
sites for groundwater development in fractured bedrock
aquifers. 'there will be a long term study.
Theomeeting was adjourned at S:o5 P.M.
December 22, 1998 7:00 P.M.
A formal posted meeting was held at the home of Secretary
Benjamin Nichols at 25 Avon,Street, Heading, Mass.
Members present: George B. Berry, Chairman
Benjamin B. Nichols, Secretary
Ths minutes of the meeting of June,25, 1998 were read
and approved.