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Boyce Hill plan includes mowing contingency, equipment needs and stewardship day
Summary
The commission budgeted $4,000 for mowing (Sugarbush contingency), set $250 for equipment maintenance and $1,000 for signage at Boyce Hill Town Forest; a voluntary stewardship day was scheduled for Sept. 27.
Boyce Hill Town Forest budget items discussed include a $4,000 line for mowing to cover a Sugarbush contingency, $250 for equipment maintenance (for items such as weed whackers), and $1,000 for signage. Commissioners reviewed 2025 expenditures at Boyce Hill, which include an historical interpretive video ($2,700), signage ($400), FCC caps ($177), bridge and path work ($1,167) and stone steps ($2,511).
The commission announced a voluntary stewardship day at Boyce Hill on Sept. 27 from 8 a.m. to mid-afternoon, focused on view-shed management; members discussed possible rental or contractor arrangements for chipping felled branches and hopes for early mowing by Sugarbush that have yet to been realized. The minutes noted benches, kiosk/signage and pond maintenance as ongoing needs.
