Town of Warwick
Selectboard
August 30, 2010
Minutes 
Members present: Dawn Magi, Patricia Lemon, Nick Arguimbau 
Others present: Town Coordinator David Young, Town Secretary Rosa
Fratangelo Calcari, Open Space and Conservation Committee member Mary
Williamson, Forestry Committee member Keith Ross, Planning Board Chair
Ted Cady, Planning Board member Brad Compton, Conservation Commission
members Kasey Rolih and Ann Kendell, David Brown, Paula and Jared
Robinson (Athol Daily News)

I.   Call to Order 
Chair Arguimbau called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm in Town Hall.

II.   Presentations and Discussions

DCR Forest Survey -- Young explained that all cities and towns in the
Commonwealth, including Warwick, were invited by the Department of
Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to complete an online survey on
forestry and DCR use plans. The Selectboard wished to have public input
while completing the survey, which was viewed on the projection screen
in the Town Hall's main hall. Paula Robinson entered the answers to the
survey questions.
	Each of the questions was discussed and answered. Issues important
	to Warwick were identified, and included the following topics of
	concern:
Better communication
More active forest management
More community involvement in decision making
Invasive species control
More local field personnel
Excessive erosion of trails by ATV's
	

	Options chosen for the best ways for the DCR to communicate and
	gather information from the community included:
Email
DCR website
Local newspapers
Letters to the Selectboard
Communication with other elected officials
Expansion of listserv
Networking through key regional organizations like Regional Planning
Organizations
Social Network Tool: Facebook

	Benefits of DCR forestry operations identified by the group included:
Scenic enjoyment
Maintains rural character
Revenue to the Town
Wildlife habitat
Local employment and economy
Maintains DCR forest infrastructure

The biggest potential interests or concerns with the zoning of DCR land
was answered as follows: "Keep in mind balance of the three zones within
the Town of Warwick. We the townspeople of Warwick would like to have a
significant role in the analysis and decision making process of the
forest zoning in Warwick." The entity completing the survey was
identified as a "Town Hall meeting of community stake holders". It was
also noted that additional comments on the survey would be  e-mailed to
the DCR.
Additional comments to be compiled for inclusion in the e-mail to the
DCR included:
Specification that better communication between the DCR and both Town
officials as well as the general community was desired
Explanation that the response "I Don't Know" was chosen to the question
about which, if any, meetings listed were attended by a representative
of Warwick, because the person who attended at least one of the meetings
listed was there as an individual
The majority of people in Warwick do not have high speed internet access
in their homes
There is a need for good notification of available data.

	The board executed documents for sprinkler system borrowing. This is
	bridge financing. Town is borrowing $200,000 for one year at 1.3 %
	annual interest. 

III. 	Adjournment
At 7:21 pm, Arguimbau MOVED to adjourn the meeting. Lemon SECONDED.
Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
Minutes taken by Rosa Fratangelo Calcari