Horse Hill Nature Preserve Sub Com=
mittee
Of the MCC
Meeting Minutes
December 18, 2006
Members prese= nt: Tim Tenhave, Debra Huffman, Helynne Wenz, Newton Coryell, Bob Croatti, Conn= ie Kreider, and Harold Watson.
The meeting was called to order at 7:39 p.m.
Announcements= : Town council has approved the purc= hase of land to Grater Woods
Tim announced that a plan has been formulated to addre=
ss the
issue of
Tim announced the information signs have been removed.=
There will be common locks on all the kiosks in town.<= /p>
A thank you to the Mormon Church is being finalized.
Update from t= he MCC: Bob told the committee that the Conservation Committee has put $15, 000.00 for Horse Hill in their budget.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Tim will come up with a budget subcommittee of our committee. He anticipates that some members will come f= rom outside our committee.
Trail Map Pre= liminary Review: Debra led the discussion on the review of the trail map. It was decided that using the ba= se map from the definitive plan would be appropriate with the following modifications. The stand data and the stone pile should be removed. The sto= ne walls, road and street names should remain. The map will be 8 ½ x 11= and the back of the page will be an explanation page. The paper will be tri-fol= ded. The loop trail should be of one size consistency with the other trails in smaller print. Trail heads should come from the parking area and any trail = not in the system will be labeled “un-maintained trails”. It was noted that the police have suggested posts be labeled along the trails to facilitate rescue purposes.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Harold suggested we have citizens = name the trails. Debra explained the Town Council has already approved the names that are currently used.
Discussion of= Trail Work over the winter: The Conservation Commission will have the trail from t= he parking lot done by the end of the year.&n= bsp; Debra announced the Blodgett Loop was done by the Mormons and the continuation of the trail is roughed in.
Other projects would include: 1) blocking off the old = Amherst Road Trail that goes to the power lines; 2) improve the trail; 3) the bridge over Long pond; 4) by-pass water; 5) cross water; 6) address the connector = that is not even roughed in; 7) fix problem at water at end of trail; and 8) take out junk. After discussion it was agreed upon that numbers 1 and 2 would be= an easy afternoon’s work. Number 3 should be planned over the winter, and Debra will contact a scout who has shown some interest in the project. Numb= er 6 could be done by the spring with a work day planned for the fourth Sunday in January. Harold has given his permission to use his driveway for the projec= t. It was noted that permission forms= for volunteers still need to be formed by the Town Council.
Discussion of=
Kiosk
Content for
Budget Activi=
ty: Tim
informed the committee that Walter Warren feels there is money available in
this budget to do the surveying. It
was agreed the number 1 priority now is to begin the process for the parking
lot on
Tim informed the committee that he has not gotten a committee formed yet to investigate other funding sources. Andy Powell has = been giving any grant ideas to him.
Minutes of 11= /20/06: This item was tabled until the next meeting.
Scott McPhee will put our minutes on the Conservation Commission webpage.
Comments:= Tim discussed meeting times for th= e next few months. It was agreed we will meet on January 15, 2007 and not have a February meeting. We will reconvene in March.
There will be a trail walk for the public on January 7= , 2007 at 1:00 p.m.
Motion to adjourn was made by Newt and seconded by Deb= ra.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m.