HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - OS - 03/12/2019 OSRC Meeting
Tuesday, March 12 , 2019
Call to order at 6:33 p.m.
Members Present: Peter Pescatore,Tom Callahan, Katie Holden, Dustyn Mascia ,Jeff Hartwell, Deirdre
Riley
Guests: None
Approval of the OSRC Meeting minutes of 02/21/19. Moved Dustyn Mascia. Seconded:Tom Callahan
There were no changes or discussion. Approved 5-0 with one abstention (Deirdre).
Grant Committee Update: Grant subcommittee feel like research for grants needs to be more focused
on Wheelwright improvements as a priority. CPC is best option at the moment.ADA grant is another
opportunity but more work is needed for ADA. Group feels like CPC is a good option and next step is to
develop a more comprehensive plan including some level of funding estimate in order to bring back to
CPC. Grant subcommittee will look for other grant opportunities for improvement of Wheelwright.
Group discussed how to poll town around handicap accessibility needs. Dustyn and Deirdre will develop
ideas.
By-law committee has not met yet.
Harbor committee: Meeting of planning board on March 13th to vote on alternate bylaw proposal for
harbor overlay. Harbor plan is in process. Next meeting on April 3ra
Trail Project: Work continues on trail naming and signage. Katie supplied new trail maps for OSRC to
utilize for this activity.
Organic turf and herbicide: Likely no action to be taken on this front. OSRC is satisfied that appropriate
treatment is currently deployed.
Earth Day: Four educational programs are in place for Earth Day. Peter will send information on these
events to OSRC members. Public communications will commence March 29th. Tom Callahan is
overseeing the Earth Day cleanup efforts.
Health and Rec Fair: Rec Fair is March 24th,1-4pm.. Open Space will have a table. Earth Day will also have
a table at Rec Fair. Dustyn created table drape design for OSRC table. Peter will follow up on resources
to create OSRC banner. Dustyn and Tom are available to staff Open Space table. Need Wheelwright
digital map and Great Brewster Woods trail digital map. Jenna at Rec dept. will print out maps to hand
out. Jeff to follow up to see how many copies we need.
Proposed Town Land Swap: No updates on this topic.
Master Plan Draft: No updates on this topic. OSRC changes were incorporated into plan.
Planned budget for OSRC committee is not funded at this point. Peter is considering seeking this funding
from Reserve Fund held by Advisory Committee.
250th Celebration Committee: Eric Eisenhauer is working with Merle Brown on planning related to
improvements to town common.
A motion to adjourn was made by Deirdre Seconded by Dustyn. Motion was approved 6-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35
Next meeting is April 9tn
Respectfully submitted
Jeff Hartwell