1. Budget Status – Jo Cameron reported that $250 had been carried over from last year's budget and $1,000 was appropriated at Town Meeting. As of August 31, the balance was $1236.

1. Church/Lallis property update: Frank Perkins said that a meeting on the Church property had been held in August and a second meeting will be held on September 27th. Some negotiations had taken place, but they were awaiting a lawyer's report. Regarding the Lallis property, a lien report is expected and Frank Perkins said he thought there were liens totaling over $200,000. Bob Leone will attend the meeting on September 27th.
2. Haselton Grant Status: Bob Leone said $4900 is still owed to the Town on the Haselton property. He will contact Amanda Russell regarding grant applications to foundations that have been used in the past.
3. River~Link Update: There have been no meetings since June. River~Link will be applying for funds from Land for Maine's Future's $10,000,000 bond
4. Middle Road Parking Area: Bob Leone said there continues to be trash (beer cans and cigarette butts) left in the parking lot and cars have been seen parking there after dark. Deb Sondergaard will ask the Sheriff to patrol the lot.

1. Old County Road Access: Bob Leone will ask Chris Bertin to block off the area beside the gate before hunting season to keep vehicles from entering the park.
2. Haggett Field Mowing: Barry Hathorne has finished mowing and made the following suggestions: 1) The brush along the roads needs clearing so the road can act as a firebreak. 2) The crowns of the trees are growing together over the road, also preventing the road from acting as a firebreak. He estimated it would probably take a couple hundred hours to do the necessary work. 3) Funds for maintaining the preserve could be raised from grants or bake sales. 4) The roads need maintenance and the work could be done over time. 5) There is a well in the Haggett field that needs to be covered. 6) The area around the apple tree needs to be cleaned up.

   In response to Ken Schuler's question, Bob Leone said Ken could mow to the beaver dam but should not fill in the ruts in the road, as the road has been discontinued by the Town and is not being maintained. The Selectmen and the Fire Chief will be invited to the next meeting to discuss the condition and maintenance of the roads and access for fire trucks or emergency vehicles. The possibility of installing a pump in the well on the Haggett field was discussed and it was decided that the preserve could not be responsible for maintaining the pump or for the quality of the water

3. Trapping Request: Mike Brown has requested permission to trap in the preserve again this year. There was no objection and he will be advised by the Selectmen that permission has been granted.

1. Bridge Construction: Bob Leone said that bridge has been planked over but there are no railings or skids on the sides.
2. Apple Tree Restoration October 2: Deb will contact volunteers to meet at Town Hall and work from 9 am to 12 noon opening up the area around the apples trees in the Haggett field and on Mt. Hunger Road East to promote growth of the apple trees. Pruning will be done in late November or Marc

Jo Cameron said she has had a long-standing interest in creating an arboretum in the preserve and she asked permission to research and locate someone to identify, label and map the location of trees and other plants of interest. Barry Hathorne suggested restoring plants which used to be native to the preserve. He mentioned a state or federal program for training people to identify wetlands by the plants growing there, and he will try to find out more about the program. Chris Riser offered to write a seed grant and perhaps work with the Eddy School on the project. Jo suggested putting the trail map on the website. Betty Twarog referred Jo to the Management Plan for information both on plants in the preserve and on obtaining grants.

Chris Riser suggested looking at the feasibility of windmills on Mt. Hunger to generate income.

The location of several wells on the preserve was discussed as well as the need to cover them. Regarding road maintenance, John Markowski asked if there was a gravel pit on the reserve. Bob Leone said that he knew of one on the property line between the preserve and Bill Smith's property but was not sure how much gravel was there and suggested that it could be discussed at the next meeting.