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MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: February 14, 2008; 7:00 pm; Rm 111 Members Present: Harvey Bingham, Peg Enders, John Frey, George Gagliardi, Marita Hartshorn, Abe Shenker Others Present: Rich Spencer, Bob Dangel Members Absent: Richard Canale (Planning), Stew Kennedy (BAC chair), Hank Manz (Selectmen), Sandra Shaw (Recreation), Mike Tabaczynski,Jerry VanHook Record of Votes taken and issues discussed. Minutes from the January meeting were reviewed and approved as corrected. Hartwell Avenue update : Terry Gleason's monthly summary of traffic queues and driver reactions for January was reviewed. It appears things have settled down, there is no new feedback, and complaints are less frequent. North – South Bike Route : Abe and Peggy met since the previous meeting and discussed North - South bike route(s) through town. It was decided to form a group of interested people and discuss what is needed for cyclists and pedestrians to get from one side of the map to the other. We need to decide what the objectives are, how ambitious we want to be, and whether it is to be a commuter or recreational path. There are a few challenges about routing, particularly near Burlington. Tri-Town Meeting: Marita reported on a tri-town Minuteman Bikeway meeting she had attended earlier in February. There was agreement at that meeting that there should be a stencil for identifying the towns’ borders by painting on the pavement. A stencil would cost $400. It was also proposed that there be 2-sided street signs at crossings with the town seal or other markings. Abe suggested instead to have stickers printed and put on the gates, as a much less expensive way to inform Bikeway users of the town they are in. Maritta suggested placing town seals on bollards. Abe will look into pricing of stickers. 2008 Trail Project Plans: Mike’s preliminary notions on trail projects this year were passed on. In summary, there probably will be a total of 4 or 5 work days on the Vine Brook trails. We’ll get one of them in before school lets out in June, so as to take advantage of High School volunteers. Then there will be one or two during the summer, and maybe something after school resumes in the fall.