Mansfield Parks Advisory Committee

Minutes of June 7, 2006

Present: Juliana Barrett Sue Harrington, Tom Harrington, Jean Haskell, Jennifer Kaufmann, David Silsbee, Kedron Silsbee

PAC voted to authorize Krishna Ghandi’s Eagle Scout Project to install a drainage pipe on a trail at Merrow Meadow, and Adam Warren’s Eagle Scout project to do trail maintenance at Dunhamtown Forest.

The minutes from the March 1^st meeting were approved

Jacqulyn Perfetto moved out of Mansfield, so is no longer on PAC.  She said she would stay in touch.

Sue and Tom are doing IPANE monitoring this summer and will take notes on the properties that they monitor.

Jean is going to take steps to ensure that the mowing schedule at Horsebarn Hill is OK for grassland birds.

Someone from PAC will get together with the Open Space Committee to discuss the wording of the open space referendum. 

We were thinking about the Land Management Forum in September – but thought it should be after the open space referendum vote

Jennifer is having a parks art exhibit in the community center.  She will write a letter to the Arts Advisory committee saying that PAC and OSPC are interested in the arts exhibit. 

We want a channel of communication opened between us and the PZC about what happens to our advisory comments about new subdivisions.  They will send a report.

David volunteered to work on a Schoolhouse Brook management plan to integrate the Larkins and Morneau properties

Juliana said she would work on making a separate management plan for the Bonemill Subdivision

Jean Haskell and Charlotte Pyle made a sample invasive plant infestations map for Mansfield. 

Jean prepared a Mansfield Land Management Summary – Mansfield would benefit from managing properties more, and perhaps having a restricted fund for land management.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:20