Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100

Trails Committee Meeting

Tuesday, March 18 2025 at 7:00 PM
Groton Senior Center, 163 West Main Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Thursday, March 13 2025 at 10:45 AM

Agenda

Groton Trails Committee

Meeting Agenda

18 March 2025, 7:00 p.m.

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

 

Chair:  Paul Funch

Vice Chair:  Britt McKinley

Clerk:  Bob Fournier

7:00     CALL TO ORDER

7:05     VOTE:  To approve 21 January 2025 minutes

7:10     SIGNATURES: Reimbursement for Website Development Services

7:15     DISCUSSION:  “Climate Resolution”:  Ken Horton of Sustainability Commission

7:30     REPORTS:   Progress and Next Steps

  1. Conflict of Interest Training (all)
  2. Annual Report (Legge); Gift Fund update (Funch)
  3. Presentation at Groton Public Library, January 23 (Funch)
  4. (7:45) Nashua Riverwalk Trail Amenities and Educational Signage – NOI Minor Mod submitted and approved; contract for design services with Geralyn Miller ; Freedom’s Way NHA Partnership Grant Award Reimbursement (Funch)
  5. CPA Grant for Tools and Equipment – all purchases completed; grant closed
  6. (7:55) New Website Status (Lynch, Peregoy) - prototype
  7. (8:05) Trail Maintenance (Montilli, LoPresti) – trees, trees, trees!;  repairs needed on Gratuity Brook bridge; Wharton Bridge design
  8. Sign Subcommittee (Montilli, et al.) – appreciation to DGC; plans for 2025
  9. (8:10) Complete Streets Committee update (Legge)
  10. Conservation Commission land update – Noonan Woods (2025); C.L. Bennett Family Conservation Area (2024); Jack and Judy Palmer Conservation Area and Marsh-Lewis Memorial Grove (2023)

8:15     DISCUSSIONS   

  1. “Hidden Treasures” by Freedom’s Way in May – Events must be submitted by April 1
  2. (8:20) Miscellaneous issues: Casella trail reroute; trail marker signage issues; trail maintenance at Groton School; Paquawket Path easement
  3. (8:35) Review Parcel Stewardship Spreadsheet
  4. (8:45) Virginia Wood re: Creating Scavenger Hunts on Groton’s Trails

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.