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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-10-11 ad Hoc - Northern Area Greenway Task Force MinutesTown of Reading Ad Hoc Northern Area Greenway Task Force PF't ! V D Town Hall Conference Room t l~P CLERK October 11th, 2007 Minutes i ) I `J . Attendance: Dave Williams, Will Finch, Kim Honetschlager, Mark Rumizem, Charles Donnelly Moran, Fred Alexander 21H JUN' 2 l A I 1 a 4 3 The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM. 9/27/07 minutes approved Issues discussed: • New name may be confused with North Reading's Ipswich River Park • Final BOS report will be December 11tH. Materials due the Thursday prior to presentation • Peter H. inquired about trail standards o Peter H.'s definition of accessible as older people/jogging strollers, not necessarily wheelchair o Trail maintenance will be key for accessibility • Maps discussion o ` Zones simplified o Limiting number of spurs shown for purposes of BOS • Cost spreadsheet o Estimates divided into three proposed routes that include sections in zones o Each section (group of zones) can stand alone and be adjusted o Public road bypass to J is alternate trail o Pedestrian traffic and crosswalk items may be removed o Route 2 may be removed o Costs for feasibility study for NW passage should be added (40K?) o Prices currently shown are for contracting - not volunteer labor o Mark to restructure spreadsheet o Parking costs not necessary to include o Charles to get costs from Chris Bosco: total number of hours, total material costs to get man hours / ft. and materials / ft. , also get labor rate (non volunteer) o Fred to get helical pier for estimate on NW passage (from Brookline Hall's Pond quote) o Proposed cost for viewing platform at Bare Meadow and/or town forest near S1 o Need to identify sections that could be completed by volunteer effort for costs o M1 and M10 can be volunteer o Small boardwalks (M5) can be volunteer effort. o A2 is one third to one half completed o A8 trail requires boardwalk - good,candidate for a grant o A6 is similar to Haverhill St. to Bare Meadow project (40 ft. of boardwalk required). o Kim to send out worksheet for description of assessment (level of effort and description); o Determine which zones can be covered by grants and how much money can be obtained through grants o For purposes of "presenting (strong strategy with dates to encourage movement) o Trial descriptions should be written up ■ Grid showing estimates for= professional contracting via grants, adult volunteer labor, younger person volunteer labor, o All NAG r iembers:~go through Kim's proposed schedule, and make any recommended changes Next meeting dates: Thursday, October 25th at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, November 8"' at 7:30 p.m. Trail Summit is October 18tH Matera Dedication (Maters Conservation Area) October 27th around noon Meeting adjourned 9:10 pm Respectfully submitted Fred Alexander