Town of Groton
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Town Clerk
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Groton, MA 01450
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Trails Committee Meeting
Tuesday, August 4 2020 at 8:00 PM
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Agenda
The following agenda was added or modified on 2020-07-30 12:55:26 by npierce@townofgroton.org.
Groton Trails Committee
Meeting Agenda
4 August 2020
On-line Zoom Meeting, 8:00 p.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89135043280?pwd=M3RoSUQwRXhxajRmY2NrRHl0ei9idz09
Chair: Paul Funch
Secretary: Jason Remillard
8:00 Call to Order
8:00 Minutes
a) (8:00) Approval of 19 May 2020 minutes
(8:05) Governance
a) (8:05) Officer elections for FY21
b) (8:10) Committee size
(8:20) Reports & Discussions
a) (8:20) Trail projects status
i) Microburst storm damage - Gamlin area (Dave Happ, Jack Petropoulos), Integrity Way (Hemlock Grove), Gamlin Picnic Area, Wharton Plantation, Baddacook (Shattuck Homestead)
ii) Gibbet Hill - trail from Shattuck St. (Lila McDougall); bridge construction support to Bruce Easom
iii) Skinner Forest – new trails and trail closures (GCT)
iv) Whispering Brook - trail re-routing (vote)
v) Sorhaug-Trimper trail status (Erik Tobies)
vi) RDAs for Sorhaug - Chestnut Hill loop trail; geo-textile ground stabilization (vote for expenditure of funds); new loop
vii) Stoddart easement - trail completion (GCT)
viii) Brush mowing - Groton Hills, MS XC, Hurd, Johnston, Scarlet Hill, B&PRR ROW, Sorhaug, Longley II, Still Meadow
ix) Others - Town Forest; SqRRT – clean-up support; McLain’s Woods bench & sidewalk; request for full funding of RTP Act of 2020; Grotonfest fee refunded
b) (8:45) Trail signs
i) Scarlet Hill - Meredith Scarlet
ii) NRWA grant - Wharton Plantation, Town Forest, NRRT
iii) Gibbet Hill (vote)
c) (8:55) Donations to GTC (Alex Woodle and Lynda Moore; John LeBlanc)
d) (9:00) Website and Mapping
9:30 Adjournment
If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below
Groton Trails Committee
Meeting Agenda
4 August 2020
On-line Zoom Meeting, 8:00 p.m.
Chair: Paul Funch
Secretary: Jason Remillard
8:00 Call to Order
8:00 Minutes
a) (8:00) Approval of 19 May 2020 minutes
(8:05) Governance
a) (8:05) Officer elections for FY21
b) (8:10) Committee size
(8:20) Reports & Discussions
a) (8:20) Trail projects status
i) Microburst storm damage - Gamlin area (Dave Happ, Jack Petropoulos), Integrity Way (Hemlock Grove), Gamlin Picnic Area, Wharton Plantation, Baddacook (Shattuck Homestead)
ii) Gibbet Hill - trail from Shattuck St. (Lila McDougall); bridge construction support to Bruce Easom
iii) Skinner Forest – new trails and trail closures (GCT)
iv) Whispering Brook - trail re-routing (vote)
v) Sorhaug-Trimper trail status (Erik Tobies)
vi) RDAs for Sorhaug - Chestnut Hill loop trail; geo-textile ground stabilization (vote for expenditure of funds); new loop
vii) Stoddart easement - trail completion (GCT)
viii) Brush mowing - Groton Hills, MS XC, Hurd, Johnston, Scarlet Hill, B&PRR ROW, Sorhaug, Longley II, Still Meadow
ix) Others - Town Forest; SqRRT – clean-up support; McLain’s Woods bench & sidewalk; request for full funding of RTP Act of 2020; Grotonfest fee refunded
b) (8:45) Trail signs
i) Scarlet Hill - Meredith Scarlet
ii) NRWA grant - Wharton Plantation, Town Forest, NRRT
iii) Gibbet Hill (vote)
c) (8:55) Donations to GTC (Alex Woodle and Lynda Moore; John LeBlanc)
d) (9:00) Website and Mapping
9:30 Adjournment
Groton Trails Committee
Meeting Agenda
4 August 2020
On-line Zoom Meeting, 8:00 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89135043280
Chair: Paul Funch
Secretary: Jason Remillard
8:00 Call to Order
8:00 Minutes
a) (8:00) Approval of 19 May 2020 minutes
(8:05) Governance
a) (8:05) Officer elections for FY21
b) (8:10) Committee size
(8:20) Reports & Discussions
a) (8:20) Trail projects status
i) Microburst storm damage - Gamlin area (Dave Happ, Jack Petropoulos), Integrity Way (Hemlock Grove), Gamlin Picnic Area, Wharton Plantation, Baddacook (Shattuck Homestead)
ii) Gibbet Hill - trail from Shattuck St. (Lila McDougall); bridge construction support to Bruce Easom
iii) Skinner Forest – new trails and trail closures (GCT)
iv) Whispering Brook - trail re-routing (vote)
v) Sorhaug-Trimper trail status (Erik Tobies)
vi) RDAs for Sorhaug - Chestnut Hill loop trail; geo-textile ground stabilization (vote for expenditure of funds); new loop
vii) Stoddart easement - trail completion (GCT)
viii) Brush mowing - Groton Hills, MS XC, Hurd, Johnston, Scarlet Hill, B&PRR ROW, Sorhaug, Longley II, Still Meadow
ix) Others - Town Forest; SqRRT – clean-up support; McLain’s Woods bench & sidewalk; request for full funding of RTP Act of 2020; Grotonfest fee refunded
b) (8:45) Trail signs
i) Scarlet Hill - Meredith Scarlet
ii) NRWA grant - Wharton Plantation, Town Forest, NRRT
iii) Gibbet Hill (vote)
c) (8:55) Donations to GTC (Alex Woodle and Lynda Moore; John LeBlanc)
d) (9:00) Website and Mapping
9:30 Adjournment
Groton Trails Committee
Meeting Agenda
4 August 2020
On-line Zoom Meeting, 8:00 p.m.
Chair: Paul Funch
Secretary: Jason Remillard
8:00 Call to Order
8:00 Minutes
a) (8:00) Approval of 19 May 2020 minutes
(8:05) Governance
a) (8:05) Officer elections for FY21
b) (8:10) Committee size
(8:20) Reports & Discussions
a) (8:20) Trail projects status
i) Microburst storm damage - Gamlin area (Dave Happ, Jack Petropoulos), Integrity Way (Hemlock Grove), Gamlin Picnic Area, Wharton Plantation, Baddacook (Shattuck Homestead)
ii) Gibbet Hill - trail from Shattuck St. (Lila McDougall); bridge construction support to Bruce Easom
iii) Skinner Forest – new trails and trail closures (GCT)
iv) Whispering Brook - trail re-routing (vote)
v) Sorhaug-Trimper trail status (Erik Tobies)
vi) RDAs for Sorhaug - Chestnut Hill loop trail; geo-textile ground stabilization (vote for expenditure of funds); new loop
vii) Stoddart easement - trail completion (GCT)
viii) Brush mowing - Groton Hills, MS XC, Hurd, Johnston, Scarlet Hill, B&PRR ROW, Sorhaug, Longley II, Still Meadow
ix) Others - Town Forest; SqRRT – clean-up support; McLain’s Woods bench & sidewalk; request for full funding of RTP Act of 2020; Grotonfest fee refunded
b) (8:45) Trail signs
i) Scarlet Hill - Meredith Scarlet
ii) NRWA grant - Wharton Plantation, Town Forest, NRRT
iii) Gibbet Hill (vote)
c) (8:55) Donations to GTC (Alex Woodle and Lynda Moore; John LeBlanc)
d) (9:00) Website and Mapping
9:30 Adjournment