Bradford Conservation Commission Meeting

July 21, 2010

MINUTES

Attendees: Ed Wendell, Gary Tillotson, Barbara Kulzyck, Monique Priestley,

Sandy Price, Nancy Jones

Minutes of July 7 approved as written

Finances
Bill was presented by Treasurer, Ed Wendell, for payment:
Payable to Amount For Payable from Action
Mary Wendell $44.00 Postage Stamps BCC Budget Approved

Land Offer
John Lyons has called again offering either donation or low fee for land-
locked acreage abutting Wrights MT parcel.
Voted:
1) Nancy will correspond with all 8 land-owners, plus Alice Ronzo, to
see if any or all have interest in donating.
2) Nancy will discuss potential with David Chipman and Ted Unkles
to get a sense of what the possibilities might be.

Education Committee
GPS Workshop – decided to ask Paul Hunt to postpone until
either 9/25 or 10/2; Nancy will ask Paul to send description of his
workshop

Conservation Fund Committee

Whole Hog Booth – volunteers still needed; contact Mary Ellen
Gray to sign up for a shift
Calendar – photos are still needed

Energy Committee
Ed gave an update; next meeting in 2 weeks; Barbara will
contact Perry’s re donation for LEAF raffle

Stewardship Committee
- a sign is needed for the cabin “Do not light fires inside the cabin”
- need new stack of firewood; voted to purchase a tarp to cover a woodpile
- Voted to pay for materials for R. Moore to build a bench in honor of Cindy
Clemence and pay for engraving by Russ Priestley
- Agreed to seek volunteers to construct the trail that Cindy flagged before
she left for Afghanistan
- Gary will be working with Phil Page to place rocks around the perimeter of
the parking area

Other
Access to Sweet Land – Nancy & Nikki looked at potential crossing sites
with Guy Demers, consultant for VT AOT; still waiting to hear back from him
 Next Meeting: August 4, 6:30 pm

Submitted by Nancy Jones for Dick Bolander, Secretary

Action Item Summary

# Description Assignee Planned Status Actual
Completion Completion
15 Contact railroad about Sweet property access Nancy Jones 02/04/10 Pending
42 Possible trip follow-up: Cookeville Compost Nancy Open
43 Possible trip follow-up: Materials Recovery Facility Barbara Open
45 Possible trip follow-up: Vernal Pool Field Trip Nancy Open
47 Possible trip follow-up: Wind Farm Ed Ongoing
48 Possible trip follow-up: Canoe/Kayak at confluence of Nancy Ongoing
Waits & Conn. Rivers
49 Possible trip follow-up: Natural History Tour of 45- Nancy Ongoing
acre Thomas land
50 Possible trip follow-up: “Cow Power” Facility Tom Ongoing
54 Possible trip follow-up: Coventry Landfill - WEC Ed Ongoing
64 Print and distribute posters for film series Nancy 04/01/10 Ongoing
65 Post film series info on list-serve Barbara 04/01/10 Ongoing
74 Contact Oxbow School Board re: composting Nancy 05/05/10 Open
84 Meet with Phil Page to schedule positioning of Gary 07/07/10 Pending
boulders at trailhead
85 Link BCC web site with LEAF web site Monique 07/07/10 Pending
86 Correspond with 8 landowners abutting WM re Nancy 7/21/10 New
donation
87 Discuss Dutton tax sale w. SB members Nancy 7/21/10 New
88 Contact P. Hunt re postponement of workshop & Nancy 7/21/10 New
details
89 Contact Perry’s re donation for LEAF raffle Barbara 7/21/10 New
90 Contact R. Moore re construction of bench for Cindy Nancy 7/21/10 New
91 Contact M. Gray re volunteering in Whole Hog Booth Ed, Gary, Brent, 7/21/10 New
Dick, Sandy

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