Warwick Open Space Plan Committee Meeting - June 10, 2009
7:00 PM Warwick Town Hall
(approved 6/24/09) 

Meeting opened at 7:06
1.	Sign in, introductions, agenda omissions and corrections - Note
Dave Shepardson has a new email address: bevdaveshep@yahoo.com

2.  May 27 Meeting Minutes - Unanimously approved.

3.  Follow-up on "TO DO" from last meeting 
Dave Shepardson emailed write up ("drop-in" Sec. 4) of streams and ponds
omitted from 2002 (Karro questions if Moores Pond is a great pond-she
will check). Dave's info includes Darling Brook - East Branch and
Johnsonian Pond. Karro will send out a link to the historic topo maps
for this quad. Species Space Cadets Subcommittee report on birds,
reptiles and amphibians, invasive species, migratory critters, and
mammals, including a write up for report with Lists in appendix. Species
Space Cadets need to meet to pull together the section - many lists are
well-started.
Chapter 61 write-up by Mary Williamson:  she isn't ready yet.  She will
try to have it next time.
Criteria for acquisition of unprotected land by Mary Williamson: Skipped
due to lack of time, to be addressed next time.
Comments on Section 4 - Conn. River, Ashuelot River, and incorporating
letter from Pat Swain by Species Space Cadets and Dave Shepardson
(Meeting Needed) to Kimberly/Whitty by July 1
Clare Green's suggestion of easel for library to get additional
comments: To be discussed further at the next meeting.  We are confused
how to use this to meet our goals.
Dave Shepardson and others - circle historic sites and natural areas on
Charlie Morse' Map to include in Scenic Resources Map and not on 2002
Scenic Resources Map - Dave is still working on this map.  Others should
be ready to prepare at the next meeting too
Warwick Broadband Committee write-up for Section 3 - Reva Reck and
Miryam Williamson rewrote the section and it was sent out. Well Done!

4.  National Heritage - Additional properties for Chapter 3.  Patricia
Lemon got a copy of these properties from the Warwick Historic
Commission.  Many are already on the other list. Please check list for
errors and omissions.  Pat will check this list against the list
currently in Chapter 3.

4.  Committee Reports - None
	Equestrian Caucus - Working on Trail Maintenance Guide - No work has
	been done yet.  Becky Gallagher from the Massachusetts Trail Riders
	Association would be interested in helping the Equestrian Caucus
	work on this. Ted has past on her contact info to the Equestrian
	Caucus. This is an optional section, and can wait to near the end of
	the project to have this reviewed.  Trails include not just state
	land trails but also private land.  Different trail users
	(equestrian, trail bikes, 4-wheelers, hikers, etc.) need different
	aspects in trail maintenance.
	Teen Subcommittee - Meeting June 13 at Town Hall – Chris Duerring
	will get a big map from Greenfield and are moving ahead at 11:00
	with pizza.
	Friends of Mt. Grace State Forest - Meeting in June on Tuesday, June
	16 for mission statements and names; and also decide who can be
	voting members.

5.  Review Section 5 - No one has looked at it and this needs to be
worked on at next session. Beth Gilgun from Warwick Assessor's has an
accurate list that has been given to FRCOG to include.  We now have
Conservation Restrictions and Chapter 61A and 61B.

6.  Review each person's concerns from last time (see Minutes) – select
top 5 or 6 and an advocate for each item who will do a one paragraph
write-up for next meeting - Ted will bring printed copies to the next
meeting, but please look at these beforehand.

7.  Review Ted's Comparison of 2009 Survey to 2001 Survey and Patricia's
write-up. In many ways, not many differences for Section A.  (Ted tells
a story about "Kilroy was here" from WWII - it was Larry Kilroy's father
that would crawl into tiny inaccessible spots to due inspections. Larry
Kilroy told Ted this story.)

8.  Start work on goals - What was accomplished from 2002: Skipped due
to lack of time.

9.  Assignments and items for meeting June 24 (Kimberly will not be
there) and July 10
Mary Williamson notes that the MMM trail was designated as a New England
National Scenic Trail.  A celebration will be held in Hadley.

10.  Adjourned at 9:14 p.m.