HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-11-02 ad Hoc - Northern Area Greenway Task Force MinutesTown of Reading
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Ad Hoc Northern Area Greenway Task Force
Town Hall Lower Conference Room
November 2, 2006 Minutes
Attendance: Dave Williams, Mark Rumizen, Will Finch, Charles Donnelly-Moran,
Joan Hoyt, Brant Ballantyne, Frank Driscoll, Marsie West,
Fred Alexander, Kim Honetschlager
Absent: John Feudo
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM.
Minutes from the October 14 meeting were amended and approved 7-0-0
Minutes from the October 19 field visit were amended and approved 9-0-0
• Finance Subcommittee was formed: Frank Driscoll, Mark Rumizen, and Marsie
West volunteered and were approved 6-0-3
• Future meetings: Rescheduled site walk for 8:30AM on 11111/06 at Grove &
Strout; 11/16/06 meeting to be rescheduled to 11/30/06 due to Town Meeting;
Wood End School sitewalk scheduled for 8:30 AM on 11/18/06.
ADA access:
o Not required as understood. NAG to determine which areas to be
compliant but not all are required or intended.
o Cabin to be improved for accessibility.
o Accessibilty near Wood End may be beneficial due to relatively mild.
grade and newly constructed playground.
o Accessible walkways include boardwalks, compacted stone dust,
pervious pavers, geotextiles, etc.
o Boardwalk foreseen at Cranberry bog.
o ADA accessible areas to include: Wood End, Cabin, Cranberry Bog,
portions of Bare Meadow.
• Lobs Pound site may be beneficial for a fishing pier to combine/coordinate efforts
with Historical Commission.
• Harvard & Arlington built boardwalks entirely with volunteer labor, Wellesley
College also built boardwalks through their marsh.
• AVIS property in Andover is maintained by a volunteer group.
• Arlington and Newburyport received DCR grant funding for their respective trails.
• Boardwalk building materials need to be weather/decay resistant, such as PVC
supports, pressure treated lumber, and Trex decking. Particularly in the Lobs
Pound and Town Forest areas that are seasonally very wet.
• Route 28 bridge public hearing is scheduled for November 15, 2006 at 7:00 PM
at the North Reading Town Hall.
• Photo log of site walks to be established for future presentation purposes.
• Financial Tasks:
o Identify possible grants,
o DCR funding and Federal ADA grants to be investigated,
o CPA funds would be used for housing, recreation, and historical
purposes.
• NAG tasks and finding to date appear in general conformance with the 2005
Master Plan.
• Conservation Commission is seeking trail ideas for boy scouts - -to be
constructed next summer. Trails must fit within NAG's overl master plan. Ideas
included:
o Repairing trails in Bare Meadow from Franklin Street,
o Building a bridge over stream near Haverhill Street,
o Starting a defined trail from Haverhill Street,
o Cranberry bog dam/boardwalk.
Meeting adjourned at 9:05 PM 9-0-0
Respectfully submitted
Brant Ballantyne