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Conservation commissioners review trail gate options and agent begins SOP revisions; DPW asked for cost estimate
Summary
Commission members reviewed gate designs used on a Pennsylvania county trail to block vehicles, discussed installation options and plow impacts, and asked staff to request a Department of Public Works cost estimate; the commission's conservation agent said she has begun revising standard operating procedures for site visits and recordkeeping.
GARDNER, Mass. — At its Sept. 18 meeting the Gardner Conservation Commission reviewed physical gate options to prevent vehicles from entering a proposed nature trail, asked staff to seek cost estimates from the Department of Public Works (DPW), and heard that the commission’s conservation agent has started revising standard operating procedures for site visits and documentation.
Commission member Craig showed photos from a county rail-trail in Pennsylvania as a possible model, describing a gate arrangement that allows bicycles and pedestrians to pass while…
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