| Agenda: | 1) Minutes of previous meeting (review, amend and approve)
2) Treasurer’s report
a) Funds available
i) Annual budget balance from Lee Tabor
ii) Wetland Fund balance from Lee Tabor
iii) Open Space Fund balance -- Approx $470K after recent $50K from Solomon Pond Mall
iv) Fill out and sign all required forms (deposit & reimbursement forms, warrants,…)
b) Receipts -- none
c) Invoices – Earth Day expenses, Brackett and Lucas (special town meeting warrant)
3) Mail/MACC/DEP
a) Periodicals—review/distribute
b) Notices (meetings, seminars, etc)
4) Business, issues, projects/ needs discussion, decision, and/or response
5) In process
• Maplewood status update
• Karen to report on 3 day forest stewardship meeting/seminar
• Discuss status of Berlin Orchards proposal
• Vote to contract with James Wheeler for website update and reformat to match webmaster standard
5) New Business (issues, projects, …) Members should attempt to notify chair prior to printing of agenda)
• Discussion with “Hands on Nature”, Heather Simpson, for access to 40 Caves, Roundup usage at Brewer Brook, summer programs—8:00 PM
• NOI for solar field off River Rd West at 8:30 PM—Ross Associates for Tim Wheeler
• Discuss possible land swap off Lancaster Rd to protect North Brook and arrange site walk
• Need volunteer to drive Conservation Land Stewardship program (work with/ and or possibly contract with Ashley Davies from SVT/Americorps to include in abutter’s letter, host kickoff/pizza party for potential/interested stewards using Powerpoint from Westford ConComm/MACC, invite MA Fish and Wildlife to discuss wildlife habitat mgmt, invite Beth Gula from SVT to attend/later run a class for stewards on baseline reporting and monitoring, include recommendations from Karen’s attendance at 3 day seminar, promote via local cable and newspapers, etc…)
6) Land Acquisition and Management (May require closed meeting/executive session)
a) Tri-town Landscape Partnership status (Pisgah/Wrack Meadow plan for Berlin, Boylston, N’boro)
a) Oberg status/update
b) Plastridge status/update
c) Bonazolli/Wheeler Pond status update
d) other |