[NOTE: These minutes are made available to the public prior to Conservation Commission acceptance.]

TOWN OF WETHERSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION
June 8, 2005

Chairman Andy Wizner called the meeting to order at 8:05 PM in the Town Hall Conference Room. The meeting was attended by Commissioners Tracy Gionfriddo, Rebecca Zaliznock, and Robert Pulford. Also in attendance was Kathy Bagley of the Parks and Recreation Department; and Councilor Matt Forrest.

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

   The May 11, 2005 Minutes were approved (Motion by T. Gionfriddo, Seconded by R. Pulford).

2. COMMUNICATIONS
   • A DEP Notice of Tentative Determination (May 23, 2005) for the approval of an application by the City of Hartford to repair and maintain the Hartford Dike System, which enters into the northeast section of Wethersfield.
   • The Connecticut Association of Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commissions, Inc. newsletter, The Habitat.
3. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS

   Matt Forrest:

   The Town Council approved the request for $1,400 for signage along the Phase II portion of Heritage Way trail.

   Kathy Bagley:

   The DEP Grant check for the Phase II construction of Heritage Way has been received and work on the trail system is expected to begin sometime in late summer.

   R. Pulford report:

   The subcommittee for the Heritage Way recreational trail signage met with the Rocky Hill Parks and Recreation Department to tour and discuss the joining of the Heritage Way trail with the Rocky Hill Ferry Park system, with emphasis on signage and the installation of posters. A. Wizner suggested the consideration of the Town of Wethersfield re-naming one of the roads in the Great Meadows area "Heritage Way".

   Open Space Inventory:

   To date, the Open Space Inventory is incomplete. Forms and maps are available from C. Guise for the teams assigned to specific properties in Town. All photographs of the properties should be digital for entry into the Town's GIS database.

A. Wizner adjourned the meeting at 8:35 PM (Motion by T. Gionfriddo, Seconded by B. Pulford).

Respectfully submitted,

Rebecca M. Zaliznock
Commission Secretary