Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

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

Trails Committee Meeting

Tuesday, June 16 2015 at 7:30 PM
Legion Hall, 75 Hollis Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Thursday, April 12 2018 at 4:00 PM

Agenda

Groton Trails Committee
Meeting Agenda

16 June 2015
Chair: Paul Funch
Recorder: Wendy Good

7:30 Call to Order
7:35 Reports/Old Business 
a) (7:35) Approval of 19 May 2015 minutes
b) (7:40) Guided Hikes Held
i) 5/31 – MRTC “Gift of the Glaciers” Hike/Bike Events
(1) Mountain Bike (Advanced) North Groton area – NDO, GTC, 7:45AM, Dave B.
(2) Mountain Bike (Beginner) Williams Barn area – NDO, GTC, 2:00PM, Dave B.
(3) Hike (Intermediate) Town Forest to Town Hall – GTC, 9:00AM, Olin
(4) Hike (Intermediate) Gibbet Hill to Williams Barn – GTC, 1:45PM, Olin 
(5) Hike (Beginner) Town Hall to Gibbet Hill – GTC, 1:45PM, Paul
ii) 6/14 - Surrenden Farm trails – GTC, 1:00PM, Olin
c) (7:45) Planned Guided Hikes
i) 6/21 Gamlin Indian Rock and Boulder trails – GTC 1:00PM, Dave M.
ii) 6/27 Ayer-Groton’s “Connecting Communities” event – Hike Nashua River Rail Trail from Ayer to Groton School Pond and back, 2:00-4:00PM, NRWA, GTC, Friends of NRRT, Al Futterman, Darcy Donald. (All)
d) (7:55) Report on Greenway’s River Festival (Olin, John W., Nashua River Accessible Trail update (Paul)
e) (8:00) Presentation of information on turtle behavior, conservation, etc., by Jenn Jones of Mass Fisheries and Wildlife. General discussion with Joanie Caruso and Darcy Donald (Groton Turtle Conservation) and Jenn. 
f) (8:20) Updates on Eagle Scout projects
i) Alex Platt. Site walks of Con Comm parcels (Cox-Walker, Hawtree, Shattuck Homestead), GCT parcels (Gamlin Picnic Site, Wattles Pond), and DCR’s Rich State Forest. (Paul, Dave P.)
ii) Will Premru. RDA to Conservation Commission (Olin, Paul)
g) (8:30) Status of Blackman house parcel trail and Marion Stoddart house parcel trail. (Wendy)
h) (8:40) Report on Wiewel parcel maintenance. (Dave M.)
i) (8:45) Report on trail over Balcom Estates (Spencer Circle). (Paul)
j) (8:55) NEFF 2015 waiver submitted. (Paul)
k) (9:00) Sign project update; Bridge in Surrenden Farm; pushing map updates to our users (Olin)
l) (9:10) ADA self-evaluation of Open Space and Recreation Sites - discussion at Commission on Accessibility meeting. (Paul)
m) (9:15) Status of Conservation Commission’s brush mower. (Paul)

9:20 Discussion
a) (9:20) Interactive map and website development issues
b) (9:25) 2015 project priorities
9:30 – Adjournment

Posted 6/12/15 11:41 am - mk

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.