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Kimball Wildlife Forest Committee considers relocating Quarry Trail off degrading dam
Summary
At its June 25 meeting in Gilford, the Kimball Wildlife Forest Committee reviewed options to remove the Quarry Trail from a deteriorating dam. Committee members discussed bridges, culverts and low-cost rock reconfiguration; a structural engineer will make a site visit and deliver cost estimates for committee review.
The Kimball Wildlife Forest Committee met June 25, 2026, at Gilford Town Hall and focused its discussion on the Quarry Trail boardwalk where the path currently crosses a town dam that committee members said is degrading and needs repair.
Committee member Karl Gould, reporting on conditions at the quarry, said the trail ‘‘goes across the dam and the dam is degrading/needs repair,’’ and the group discussed multiple approaches to protect the trail and reduce risk. Bob McPhee joined Gould in presenting the status and possible responses.
Options the committee discussed included constructing a steel bridge or a boardwalk-style bridge to span the area, installing culverts (a solution Scott Dunn said might not receive approval), or moving rocks to shift the trail off the dam. Committee members emphasized that adding a built structure could create new maintenance obligations: ‘‘if some sort of structure is constructed, you now have upkeep on the dam AND a structure,’’ the minutes record.
The committee also noted lower-cost maintenance items. Gould reported that he had cleared several fallen trees and observed a panorama sign at the Glade that remained leaning and would need attention.
As a next step the committee recorded that structural engineer Chris Temple agreed to conduct a site visit; Karl Gould will join him. After the visit, the committee asked for a proposal with cost estimates to be presented for consideration.
No motions or votes on construction were recorded in the excerpted minutes. The committee scheduled its next meeting for July 23, 2026, where members said they expect to review any proposals developed following the engineer’s site visit.
