Groton Trails Committee

Date/Time:  21 January 2025, 7:00 p.m.

Location:  Conference Room 112 - The Groton Center – 163 W. Main St., W. Groton

Chair: Paul Funch
Vice Chair: TBD
Co-Clerks: Britt McKinley and Bob Fournier

AGENDA

7:00 Call to Order
7:05 VOTE: To approve 19 November 2024 minutes
7:10 VOTE: To elect new Vice Chair
7:15 VOTE: To contract with Scott Lewis/Lewis Studios for website development and maintenance
7:30 VOTE: To recommend a new member of the Trails Committee to Town Manager
7:35 Progress Reports and Next Steps
a) Donations to Gift Fund Received
b) Nashua Riverwalk Trail Amenities and Educational Signage
i) MassTrails Grant
ii) Community Foundation of North Central Mass Grant
iii) Freedom’s Way Grant
iv) Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers Wild and Scenic Stewardship Council Grant
v) Zoom meeting with DCR on January 3, 2025
c) CPA Grant – Tools & Equipment
d) Map Maintenance
e) Trail Maintenance
f) Stoddart Trail project
g) Sign Subcommittee
h) The Groton Center’s Rental Application
8:15 Discussions
a) (8:15) VOTE: To Appoint Carl Canner to the West Groton Rail Trail Committee
b) (8:20) VOTE: To provide a letter of support for the WGRTC’s CPA Grant application
c) (8:25) Review Committee’s Priorities for 2025
d) (8:40) Miscellaneous trail issues: Casella trail reroute; trail marker signage issues; trail maintenance at Groton School; update parcel stewardship spreadsheet
e) (8:55) Annual Report preparation
9:00 Adjournment