Groton Trails Committee
Meeting Agenda

21 January 2014
Legion Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Chair: Paul Funch
Recorder: Dave Minott

7:30 Call to Order
a) (7:31) Approval of 17 December 2013 minutes
7:35 Reports/Old Business
a) (7:35) Guided hikes (Dave M., Olin)
1) J Harry Rich State Forest, Jan 12th – 47 hikers!
2) Upcoming GTC/AMC joint sponsored hikes (Olin Lathrop, Leader)
(1) Groton Place to Surrenden Farm - Sunday, Feb. 9th, 1PM
(2) Williams Barn/ Sorhaug Woods – Mar. 16th, 1PM
(3) The Throne – Apr. 13th, 1PM
c) (7:45) NEFF’s Wharton Plantation bridge project (Olin)
d) (7:50) NE Power property near Route 119 and Sandy Pond Road (Olin)
e) (7:55) Brown Ln. (Watson Way CA) to Corwin easement (to Cox-Walker) trail (Wendy, Steve, Dave B.)
f) (8:00) Meeting with Stewardship Committee of GCT (Paul, Olin, Dave M.)
g) (8:10) Freedom’s Way “Trails Day” – Groton’s planned day: May 2015

8:15 Discussions
a) (8:15) Trails in CC areas 42 (Groton Hills), 69 (Sawtell), 49 (Torrey Woods), 10 (Floyd), and 48 (Hawtree) re: improving continuity, and quality (single track v. quad trails, re-routing fall line trails, installing bridges thru wet areas) (Dave B.)
b) (8:35) Build out trail points of interest (Scott, Dave B.) – Surrenden Farm viewshed development
c) (8:55) Signage trail grant possibility with Lancaster and Leominster
d) (9:00) Other projects for 2014?
9:30 – Adjournment

Meeting posted: 01-16-2014 8:19am npierce

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.