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Green Team coordinates with DPW on Shabbecong Mountain Preserve access and maintenance; hunting-for-fee proposal discussed
Summary
The Green Team reported DPW will investigate Mill Pond Road access, assist with mowing and sign relocation at Shabbecong Mountain Preserve; members also discussed permitting bow hunting for a fee to offset maintenance costs and agreed on kiosk improvements and volunteer hikes.
The Green Team reported progress on Shabbecong Mountain Preserve maintenance after meetings with Borough staff and DPW. Members noted that Gary Pohorely and Mike Franks met with Borough Manager Brian Bond, DPW Supervisor Jonathan James and Darryl Wright to plan DPW assistance for access and trail upkeep.
The minutes say the DPW "agreed to investigate the access at Mill Pond Road," and that Jonathan James suggested placing a small drainage pipe and stone to secure a more accessible entry. DPW will help with mowing at the preserve's western edge where the trail follows a former logging road, and the DPW will assist in relocating an old preserve sign; they may also provide a No Littering sign for the Nunn Avenue entrance.
Meeting participants also discussed allowing bow hunting on the preserve for a fee to offset maintenance costs; the minutes record this as a proposal rather than a formal decision. Mike Franks will order cork tiles for a kiosk at the Nunn Avenue entrance. The preserve trails were described as "in good shape" with a few trees to be removed in the spring; the final scheduled hike was set for Sunday, Feb. 14 at 11:00 a.m., with low attendance earlier in January and February.
These steps are framed as cooperative maintenance planning; the minutes do not record any formal authorization to change preserve rules (for example, to permit hunting) and present the bow-hunting idea as a possible revenue avenue for upkeep.
