Warwick Open Space Plan Committee Meeting - August 12, 2009
7:00 PM Warwick Town Hall 
Draft Minutes    
Minutes taken by BC and KAF

1.  Meeting called to order at 7:04 pm 

2.  Approval of July 22 Meeting Minutes unanimously
Keith points out that state forest land isn't permanently protected such
as DCR building a prison camp.
3.  Committee Reports 
Teen Subcommittee - GPS Trails - Patricia Lemon says 3 kids want to do
trail GPS. Nathan Foote did technical testing and it will work.  Kids
plan to do this on weekends in early September.

	Equestrian Caucus - Appendix Due August l5 - 

4.  Funding for Conservation -Keith has additional corrections for
Conservation Opportunities section and will email tomorrow.
5a.  Comments on Section 7 Accomplishments - Ted Cady - added Broadband
in item D-2 as a partial accomplishment and Ted got high praise for
August newsletter item.

6a.  September Newsletter - Committee recommended that Open Space Survey
Summary go out in September Community Newsletter as build up to Oct l4
Public Forum - Andrea would prefer 2 pages, but OSSS is 5 - Should we
condense it, edit it, or buy to put in the extra pages. We agreed that
we would pay for the additional pages.

5b.  Follow-up on "TO DO" from last meeting 
Historic sites on GIS map with help from FRCOG GIS person, deadline for
inclusion July 22 -Dave Shepardson went on vacation and dropped off the
maps at Ted's.  He marked up the 2002 map of Scenic Resources.  The
Committee decided to look at the maps to decide if items are in the
correct locations.  We are leaving the Cultural and Scenic Resources map
until Dave returns, there is no 2009 Cultural and Scenic Resources map.
Keith noticed that the Tannery needs to be moved closer to his house.
Several other notes were written on various DRAFT 2009 plans.
Brad will compare maps and the list of properties with protection in the
Chapter 5 Draft.
	Trail Maintenance Due July 8 - Patricia Lemon 
Patricia printed out her draft language on trail maintenance and made a
table of all the town roads, historic and current.  Karro and Brad will
edit this document and return it to Patricia.  Karro will forward this
to other members when she sends out the minutes so all can comment to
Patricia about needed changes.

6b.  Important Dates
		Horse Trail Maintenance Appendix - August 15
OS Survey Summary, and Open Space Plan Committee Update to Newsletter by
Aug 20 - Ted is giving this information to Andrea for the newsletter.
		Public Forum - Oct 14
7.  Review Dave Shepardson's Maps - carried to next meeting when Dave is here 

8. Section 7: Ted will write-up that will incorporate the OS Survey,
Teens comments and the Community School comments instead of having
Kimberly do this. Section 8: turtle crossing signs; Mary Thomas is
moving from town so someone else needs to take on the responsibility of
getting the signs up and down turtle nesting seasons.  Ted asks if the
Conservation Commission will take this on; Karro agrees that this would
be good and will request the Commission take this on.  There is a
suggestion for additional signs on Gale Road. We decide to do a separate
Teen and Community School section.  Clare Green, Karro Frost and Chris
Duerring will develop this.  Ted asks us all to look at Section 9
(include a right to farm, agricultural committee).  Karro will email
Section 8 Draft to committee reflected tonight's work.

9.  Next meeting - August 26 with Kimberly. Sections 8, 9, and 10;
Review GIS Maps, Carry-over of anything from this meeting, Review
Section 7 Accomplishments, work on Section 8, and Sep. 9, Consider if
additional meeting necessary before Oct l4.

10.  Adjourned at 9:17 p.m.