Groton Trails Committee

Meeting Agenda

20 October 2026, 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

VOTE:  To approve 15 September 2026 minutes

 

7:05     REPORTS

1. (7:05) Projects:  Scarlet Hill permitting – MESA Checklist; Hayes Woods subdivision trail approvals from Conservation Commission and Groton Conservation Trust; Renaming of Hayes Woods CA; auction for old brush mower; back-ordered Neutral switch from DR for new brush mower but using with workaround; Grotonfest (9/26) cancelled; Groton Town Forest Trail Races (10/4) held; Ice Line Trail ramp at Hill Rd CPA Funding request
   1. (7:20) Trails Maintenance since last meeting – chainsawing, mowing, trimming, blowing off debris, signpost installation, miscellaneous
   2. (7:30) Fall Town Meeting – legal funds increased for potential Land Court costs
   3. (7:35) Social Media
   4. (7:40) Sign Committee – purchased sign posts and hardware for 3 Conservation Commission parcel signs (Bennett Family, Jack & Mary Allen, and Regis Mill)
   5. (7:50) Website and Maps – updated parking and trailhead icons and some trails
   6. (8:00) Eagle Scout Project @Shepley Hill - Johan
   7. (8:10) Financials report – donation in account

 

8:15     DISCUSSIONS

(8:15)         SIGN: Reimbursement request for bar chain oil

(8:20)         Final maintenance and project tasks for 2026

(8:30)         Additional items for discussion

 

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.