Groton Trails Committee
Meeting Agenda

21 October 2014
Legion Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Chair: Paul Funch
Recorder: TBD

NITE : MEETING WILL START AT 8:00Pm. Please adjust agenda items accordingly.
7:30 Call to Order
7:30 Welcome to new member Jason Remillard!
7:35 Reports/Old Business
a) (7:31) Approval of 16 September 2014 minutes
b) (7:35) Hike Reports
i) October 12 – Williams Barn – Joint GTC/AMC sponsorship – Olin leader
ii) October 18 (Saturday) – Gibbet Hill to Scarlet Hill – foliage viewing – Dave M. leader
c) (7:40) Planned Hikes (all at 1:00 pm)
i) November 9 – Gamlin Esker Trail – Dave M. leader
ii) December 7 – Gamlin Indian Rock Trail – Dave M. leader
iii) December 14 – Nashua River, east side – Join GTC/AMC sponsorship – Olin leader
d) (7:45) Eagle Scout and Gold Star projects (Paul)
i) Site walk at Paugus Trail with Con Comm re: Will Premru’s trail project
ii) Alexander Jeffries project
iii) Girl Scouts’ interest in projects at Grotonfest
c) (7:50) Mowing status report; McLain’s Woods field clearing (Paul)
d) (7:55) Cox-Walker trail development progress report (Paul, Olin, Wendy, Steve)
e) (8:00) Update on Wharton Plantation/Ripley Forest trail development (Olin, Paul)
f) (8:05) Report on sign production possibilities (Olin)
g) (8:15) Grotonfest sign-ups (61) and feedback/assessments (All)
d) (8:20) Update on Nashua River Accessible Trail (Paul, Steve)
e) (8:25) Groton Conservation Meeting and Massachusetts Trail Conference (Paul)
8:30 Discussions
a) (8:30) Groton Town Forest Trail Races preparations
b) (8:35) Open Meeting Law update re-training
c) (8:45) Thunderstorm Safety discussion
d) (9:00) Reports from members on their parcels
e) (9:10) Trail website and mapping discussion
9:30 – 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.