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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-09-27 ad Hoc - Northern Area Greenway Task Force MinutesTown of Reading Ad Hoc Northern Area Greenway Task Force Town Hall Conference Room R f" C LI V E D September 27, 2007 Minutes p }0 14 V,', CLERK p~ i... F1 A D1L', G. N AJS. Attendance: Dave Williams, Fred Alexander, Will Finch, Brant Ballantyne, Kim Honetschlager, Frank Driscoll Absent: Charles Donnelly Moran X008 ,jUM 21 Alt: 43 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM. 7/26/07 minutes approved Issues discussed: • Two grant possibilities found by Dave • New map of greenway created by Kim that.includes both new symbols and area names o RT 28 crossing - leaving out or including markers at proposed crossings o Numbering of zones on map should be simplified • Renaming NAG to either Ipswich River Greenway or Reading Greenway • Final route for greenway with alternatives • Feasibility study for NW passage • Recommending purchase by town of two acre property with small frontage (J2) • Sidewalk at 02 to cabin • Recommending NW passage as part of main greenway path • No built parking at Haverhill St. trial entrance • Kiosk at Wood End Cemetery trail entrance • Frank to assess path from Wood End Cemetery entrance to main body. Bare Meadow • New parking at water treatment plant, log cabin (10-12 cars), and Wood End School • Motion to rename NAG to "Ipswich River Greenway" approved 5-0 • Yellow Blaze trail as spur or main trail o Trail will require steps at entrance • Re-grading and/or paving hill near pump house to Scout Circle • Scouts working on Pine Ridge Trail now Compostarea not viable option to be included in trail • Making trail from water treatment plant to Lob's Pound ADA accessible • Possibility of proposing alternative trails to main greenway o Blue route as alternative • Motion to route greenway trail as marked on latest map in orange from water treatment plant to J5 via NW passage approved 5-0 • Motion to route greenway in Bare Meadow from log cabin via new trail (detailed by Brant) though the meadow to the trailhead just east of Pearl St. entrance approved 5-0 • Placing raised deck in Bare Meadow near where old exercise platform now stands • Safest crossing of RT 28 is at 02 will be recommended to BOS, but actual method of crossing is properly left with BOS • Amount of focus that should be placed on blue trail (road) and other alternative routes • Prioritization of areas to be completed first o Haverhill St. to Bare Meadow trail o Log cabin to Bare Meadow trail o Lob's Pound to Marion Woods • Frank to follow up on maintenance plan for fire road maintenance for post water treatment plant era • Next meeting should focus on financial aspects of greenway; a proposed outline for the final report, and setting a date for presentation Next meeting Thursday, October 11th at 7:30 p.m. Meeting adjourned 9:05 pm Respectfully submitted Fred Alexander.