Groton Trails Committee

Meeting Agenda

18 June 2024, 7:00 p.m.

Conference Room 102 - The Groton Center – 163 W. Main St., W. Groton

 

Chair:  Paul Funch

Vice Chair:  Wanfang Murray

Co-Clerks:  Britt McKinley and Bob Fournier

7:00     Call to Order; Recognition of Ken Adams and Harris McWade

7:00     VOTE:  To approve 21 May 2024 minutes

7:05     Reports

1. (7:05) Trail Maintenance - Wharton Plantation, Groton Place, Red Line, Gamlin (maintenance by Lynch); Still Meadow and Sawtell (mowing by Funch)
2. (7:10) Nashua Riverwalk in Rich SF:  NOI approved by Conservation Commission 6/11; currently under review by MA Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP)
3. (7:15) Discussion with candidates for two open seats on our committee.  Josh LoPresti, Dan Pierpont, and Uwe Tobies have submitted notices of interest.   VOTE:  To recommend two candidates to the Town Manager for appointment to the Trails Committee
4. (7:45) Sign Subcommittee – Earmark money has been received.  Purchases are beginning.
5. (7:50) Equipment maintenance = Hedge trimmer at Harvard Power Equipment for safety switch replacement; Self-propelled leaf blower subject to a DR recall and will be taken to Great Road Farm & Garden for free repair.
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6. (7:55) Shed/Garage at Town Field behind GPL – Coordinated with Parks Commission, Baseball Organization, and DPW to identify who owns what; cleaned out and organized shed
7. (8:05) Stoddart Trail in NEFF‘s Sabine Woods – Sufficient money has been raised from donations; McKinley designed, purchased materials, and coordinated construction of two bridges; gravel over geo-grid installation is up next.
8. (8:15) 2024 Liability Forms for NEFF and GCT – Sent to NEFF and GCT
9. (8:18) Groton Greenway River Festival (6/9) – We did not participate due to rainstorm during set-up time.

8:20     Discussions

1. (8:20) Reimbursements for Stoddart Trail bridges (McKinley)
2. (8:30) Project Planning
   1. Near-term – Stoddart Trail; trailhead posts; Con Comm parcel sign for Bixby
   2. Summer – Sawtell; Nashua Riverwalk signs; Keyes Woods

• Fall – Nashua Riverwalk trail

9:00     Adjournment

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.