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From YouTube: Groton Park and Recreation Commission 4/14/21
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Groton, Connecticut municipal meeting: Parks and Recreation Commission April 14, 2021. Click on the link below to view the agenda.
https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/groton/file/getfile/51161
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That's
when
there
were
a
lot
of
these
demonstrations
for
black
lives
matter
and
the
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
demands
too,
and
a
lot
of
people
were
thinking
about
equity
of
access
to
open
space
and
groton
as
part
of
that
and
the
king
kolnosky
easement
property,
which
was
owned
by
the
town.
This
actually
was
called
the
king
property.
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Because
when
you
look
at
the
map,
actually
the
city
is
to
the
west
of
the
property
it
borders.
It
and,
of
course,
to
the
east
is
the
town
of
groton.
So
it's
in
a
perfect
place
for
this,
and
in
fact
john
burt,
of
course,
the
groton
town
managers,
you
know
asked
if
we
would
be
willing
to
help
with
making
this
happen.
A
lot
of
us
were
interested
in
the
property.
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D
Everybody
agreed
that
the
swap
would
make
sense
with
both
the
boulder
heights
property
and
then
and
then
the
king
property,
and
they
would
become
open
space
at
least
part
of
the
king
property
would
so
so
everyone
was
enthusiastic
about
that,
at
least
in
the
environmental
world.
I
daresay,
and
so
the
town
manager
was
interested
in
seeing
what
could
be
done,
and
so
we,
it
was
myself
conrad
heed
who's
on
the
town,
council
and
ben
moon.
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We've
talked
about
before
one
of
the
teachers
right
there
at
kolnaskey
school
so
and
we
recruited
more
people
from
the
city
and
the
town.
So
it
was
a
group
of
about
10
of
us
and
there
was
there
was
a
lot
of
engagement
from
the
city
and
we
never
even
had
a
chance
to
meet
these
people.
So
it's
quite
nice,
so
we
started
meeting
in
october
2020
and
so
we
went
out
looked
at
the
property.
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A
lot
of
people
to
come
and
walk
around
it,
it
was,
as
mark
remembers,
it
was
certainly
bushwhacking
at
that
time.
It
was
pretty.
It
was
a
lot
of
mountain
laurel
and
it
wasn't
the
easiest
thing
to
walk
around
and
but
I
think
everybody
was
really
quite
stunned
by
the
beauty
of
it
and
you
felt
like
you
were
somewhere
in
the
wild
but
you're
right
in
the
garage,
so
that
was
kind
of
a
nice
thing.
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And
they
they
were
so
good-spirited
about
it.
I
know
ben
moon
said
one
of
the
kids
in
his
class
came
up
to
him
and
said
my
dad's
working
on
that
trail
out
there.
You
know
he
was
just
so
excited
yeah,
so
I
thought
that
was
really
sweet
so
anyway.
So
that's
that
was
nicely
done.
It
was
wide,
so
people
didn't
have
to
worry
about.
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You
know
brushing
against
the
vegetation
and
stuff
like
that,
so
so,
anyway,
meantime
we
found
out
that
this
whole
site,
where
we
put
the
trail
around,
not
only
is
it
beautiful
and
you
have
birch
plain
creek
going
down
the
west
side,
which
has
a
series
of
small
waterfalls.
So
you
have
this
you're
in
kind
of
this
ravine
of
rock
ledges,
and
you
have
the
sound
of
water
and
everything
which
is
really
nice,
but
it
also
has
things
like
it.
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Has
an
atlantic
white
cedar
swamp,
which
is
a
critical
habitat
in
connecticut,
it's
very
rare.
Now
it
had
a
lot
of
bird
species
hawks
falcons
things
like
that
that,
quite
honestly,
you
don't
see
too
often,
but
I
think
with
the
water
and
the
forest
and
you're
close
to
the
sound
too.
It
attracted
an
amazing
number
of
birds.
Osprey
people
even
had
seen
a
bald
eagle
there,
so
so
with
the
beautiful
granite
outcrops
and
they
had
really
nice
moss
and
ferns,
and
things
like
that,
we
thought.
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We're
actually
because
the
name
of
it
was
always
the
king
property
we're
talking
about
a
new
name
for
that,
so
it
wouldn't
be
called
the
king
property.
But
the
committee
got
together
in
trying
to
figure
out
what
a
good
name
would
be
and
the
name
we
all
agreed,
we
thought
would
be
good
for
that
area
would
be
birch
plain
nature.
Preserve
this
way.
It's
inclusive
of
the
city
in
town.
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Oh
okay,
yeah!
Well
thanks
for
trying
but
I'll
describe
that.
But
the
city
has
its
main
trail,
which
goes
around
pretty
much
the
whole
city
and
they
they
figured
out.
It
can
come
from
washington
park
on
the
north
and
it
can
go
over
and
down
by
birch
plain
creek
and
connect
in
there,
and
then
it's
going
to
go
down
actually
to
the
south
and
it'll
connect
with
the
town's
sparkle
lake
property.
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And
then,
if
you
could
go
around
bike
or
whatever
you
want
to
do,
the
the
other
place
it's
going
to
go
to
is
there's
a
neighborhood
on
the
west
side.
That's
a
city
there'll
be
a
trail
connecting
right
up
there
to
the
neighborhood.
There's
a
nice
open
place
to
put
a
trail
there
and
that's
where
conrad
heed
happens
to
live
right
up
there
too.
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The
final
thing
that
might
happen
from
the
property
would
be
a
trail
up
on
the
powerline
corridor,
which
I'm
hoping
we
can
get
to
route
one
so
that
one
has
yet
to
be
figured
out.
We
have
to
talk
to
some
of
the
the
town
and
some
of
the
owners
up.
There
make
sure
we
don't
have
to
worry
about
amtrak
either,
but.
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I'm
I
don't
mean
to
be
done.
No,
no,
but
I
this
it's
making
me
very
confused
because
you're
talking
about
renaming
an
existing
area,
but
then
you're
also
talking
about
how
these
parks
connect
to
one
another
and
things
right,
you're
talking
about
a
very
expansive
area.
Is
this
already
a
defined
parks,
property,
open
space,
that's
owned
by
the
town.
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Go
ahead,
as
as
a
person
I
mean
we
like
to
go
to
parks,
we
do
and
we
like
to
go
to
parks
in
other
areas
when
we
visit
other
towns.
If
you
two
places
with
the
same
name,
that's
going
to
be
very
confusing,
and
I
know
that
a
lot
of
times
on,
like
we
do
excursions
as
groups
like
with
the
girl,
scouts
and
other
things,
and
if
people
are
trying
to
meet
in
a
common
place
and
there
are
two
different
places
with
the
same
name.
I
I
just.
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Talk
about
that,
the
birch,
plain
creek
wildlife
area
is
a
relatively
small
place
down
very
close
to
the
water,
and
this
would
be
called
birch
plain
nature
preserve,
so
it
doesn't
have
creek
in
it
or
a
wildlife
area,
but
it
is
birch
plain
which
we
were
hoping
from
this
to
really
tie
in
to
the
original
settlers,
the
native
americans,
who
used
to
live
on
the
plains.
There
also,
you
know,
there's
there's
an
old
map
from
1625
that
shows
native
americans.
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B
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That's
why
the
kids
had
a
you
know
a
partial
trail
there
and
we
connected
it,
so
they
can
take
the
trail
and
on
the
west
side.
That's
where
the
nature's
classroom
is
because
there's
a
very
nice
place
by
the
creek
very
wide,
with
trees
and
everything
like
that
where
ben
moon
thought
would
be
just
perfect
for
the
outdoor
education.
So.
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You
know
I'm
good
yeah,
I'm
glad
you
asked
that
question,
because
that
was
the
first
thing
I
was
trying
to
do
and
in
the
maps
the
only
tribal
name
I
could
find
in
that
area
was
in
fact
pequon
and
I
was
like
I
don't
know
what
you
think
about
that.
But
if
we
were
like
okay,
if
we
say
paquonic,
then
people
there's
a
lot
of
prophonics
around.
In
fact,
there's
a
lot
more
of
aquanics
and
it's
a
typical
name
than
there
are
birch
flame
names.
So
that
was
a
challenge.
A
I
mean:
is
there
another
appropriate
name
that
we
could
select
it?
Just
you
know
having
two
places
named
birch
plain,
regardless
of
one
being
in
the
city,
one
in
the
town.
Visitors
don't
distinguish
that
they
don't
know
the
difference.
In
fact,
actually
I
will
tell
you
that
there
are
residents
that
don't
know
good
know
the
difference
you
know.
So
there
are
people,
just
don't
understand
that
distinction.
So
it's
not
they're.
It's
going
to
cause
a
lot
of
confusion.
It's
not
going
to
create.
A
I
think
what
you
want,
which
is
to
encourage
people
to
visit
the
area
and
appreciate
the
area
without
taking
away
from
the
other
park,
which
birch
plain
that
that
creek,
that
space
in
the
city
is
actually
quite
nice,
regardless
of
how
small
it
is,
and
it
has
a
a
bird
blind
that
you
can
sit
and
watch
the
birds
from
it's
a
really
nice
little
walk.
So
I
mean
I
have
no
problem
changing
the
name.
A
D
No,
I
I
understand
that
I
mean
we
have
there's
birds
playing
golf
course.
There's
birch
plains
all
over,
but
then
pequano
there's
paquanix
too,
but
you
know,
I'm
thinking
sue
that
there
may
be
a
leader
of
the
paquanic
tribe
that
we
could
honor
by
naming
the
property
in
that
person's
thing,
and
I'm
just
throwing
that
out
as
an
idea.
I
really
think
the
connection
to
native
americans
would
be
really
great.
Oh,
I
agree.
I
agree.
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We
weren't
even
thinking
in
terms
of
the
nature
preserve
originally,
but
when
we
saw
the
kind
of
birds
that
were
there
and
with
the
atlantic
white
cedar
swamp
up
to
the
north
and
then
with
a
magnificent
natural
features
and
everything
we
thought
that
would
be
a
that
would
be
a
nice
name
to
really
encompass
all
the
different
things.
The
positive
things
about
it.
A
Working
they're
working
really
hard
on
restoring
their
native
language,
I
mean,
does
it
have
to
be
a
name?
Does
it
have
to
be
a
historic
tribe?
Could
you
even
just
take
or
or
did
you
ask
them
for
a
suggestion,
it's
possible
they.
If
you're,
you
are
asking
for
very
specific
information.
Perhaps
if
you
just
told
them
what
you
were
trying
to
accomplish
and
we're
looking,
you
know
letting
them
know
that
you
want
to
rename
the
space
and
want
to
honor
its
native
heritage.
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Find
alternatives?
Okay,
let
me
just
tell
you
one
quick
story
in
closing.
I
did
take
a
group
of
yukon
students
there,
the
echo
huskies
group
and
on
the
trail
and
the
nice
thing
about
that
trail
is
there's
there's
something
every
I
don't
know
50
feet
or
so
that
really
got
their
interest.
You
know
the
vegetation
was
different,
there's
a
huge
rock
as
mark
knows
on
its
side
and
they
couldn't
figure
out
how
it
was
balancing
and
there's
just.
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A
A
B
B
We
start
on
the
19th,
which
is
next
monday,
we're
currently
taking
registration
for
programs,
both
we're
offering
for
some
classes
that
we
can
do
offer
both
virtual
in
in
person
we're
offering
those
some
are
virtual.
Only
and
some
are
just
in
person
only.
I
can
tell
you.
We
have
81
people
signed
up
for
in-person
only
classes,
and
this
was
as
as
of
three
o'clock.
This
afternoon.
We
have
four
people
signed
up
for
virtual.
Only
and
70
people
signed
up
for
a
hybrid
of
virtual
and
in-person.
B
No,
that's
it's
low,
I
think
some
people
are
still
hesitant
and
some
and
instructors
are
some
instructors
are
too
so
yeah.
We
would
expect
considerably
more
registrations,
but
you
know
it's
going
to
be
a
slow
rollout
and
I
think,
as
we
progress
through
the
summer,
I
think
people
hopefully
will
continue
to
get
their
shots
and
people
will
be
more
comfortable
about
taking
you
know
getting
back
to
in-person
classes.
C
B
Were
yeah
there's
there's
some
classes
that
I
think,
just
by
the
nature
of
the
class,
are
it
is
difficult
to
to
do
virtually
you
know
gymnastics.
I
I
don't
know
how
you
can
teach
somebody
a
gymnastics
move
virtually
one.
They
wouldn't
have
the
equipment
at
home
and
two.
If
they
were
doing
something
wrong,
it
would
be
difficult
to
correct
them.
B
B
B
B
In
fact,
we
had
a
wait
list
at
the
knowing
community
garden
of
like
15
people
and
we're
actually
adding
10
new
garden
plots
to
that
site,
and
so
we're
going
to
be
able
to
absorb
most
of
those
people
that
are
on
the
wait
list,
and
we
also
have
we
end
up
getting
some
cancellations.
So
we
think
we're
going
to
be
able
to
accommodate
everybody.
B
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
spring
registration,
as
I
just
mentioned,
is
ongoing
and
we're
currently
putting
plans
together
for
summer
registration.
The
senior
center
rebranding
through
great
blue
is
going
out.
May
4th
mary,
jo,
and
I
just
looked
at
the
first
draft
of
the
survey
questions
we
got
those
today
so
we'll
be
putting
out
an
announcement
either
next
week
or
the
week
after.
B
So,
a
few
days
before
the
the
actual
survey
takes
place,
we'll
be
letting
people
know
I'm
working
with
a
group
of
volunteers
from
the
sub
base
on
the
millwood
creek
disc
golf
course.
They
are
going
to
be
coming
out,
not
this
friday,
but
the
following
friday
to
do
work
on
six
of
the
18
holes.
Getting
those
set
groton,
as
you
probably
read
in
the
paper,
is
in
a
hallmark
movie.
B
B
It's
free
after
school
programming,
the
other
was
financial
scholarships,
and
so
the
council
added
money
back
into
the
1064
account
so
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
do
both
of
those
things
for
fye
22
capital
budgets.
Right
now,
the
only
thing
we
had
asked
for
money
for
the
athletic
fields,
the
to
do
the
the
planning
we
received
that
money.
We
got
the
money
for
the
bathroom
at
sutton
park,
the
only
though
we
also
got
money
to
put
a
fence
in
around
the
playground
at
proconnect
plains
park.
B
We've
been
approached
by
a
group
of
parents
that
have
children
with
special
needs
and
they
and
they
brought
it
to
our
attention
that
you
know
looking
after
one.
Child
at
a
playground
is
easy
enough.
When
you
have
two
kids,
it
becomes
a
bit
more
challenging
because
they
want
to
take
off
in
different
directions,
and-
and
actually
I
thought
it
was
a
great
suggestion.
D
B
B
The
council
is
concerned
about
the
cost
of
continuing
to
put
money
into
a
60
70
80
year
old
building
and
have
asked
for
a
plan,
so
we're
gonna
be
meeting
with,
probably
the
town
manager
and
public
works
director
to
try
to
come
up
with
some
kind
of
layout.
Okay.
This
is
what
our
anticipated
expenses
are
going
to
be
over
the
next
five
to
10
years.
C
B
Well,
that
was
moving
from
spicer
house
into
the
community
center,
the
estimates
from
the
consulting
team
that,
in
order
to
handle
air
handling
and
make
the
ada
requirements
the
the
cost
to
do
that,
we
were
going
to
need
to
appropriate
another
300
dollars.
On
top
of
what
had
already
been
appropriated,
and
the
council
I
think,
felt
like
that
was
just
too
much
money
and
that
and
the
public
works
director
said
you
know
we're
also.
We
need
to
switch
out
the
oil
furnaces
that
are
you.
D
B
50
years
old
and
replace
those
with
gas
and
that's
half
a
million
dollars
and
we've
got
to
do-
you
know
x,
y
and
z,
and
the
council
started
looking
at
all
the
expenses
of
you
know
just
kind
of
upkeep
of
that
building
on
top
of
moving
us
in.
So
it
wasn't
just
us
moving
in
that
they
were
concerned
about.
It
was
kind
of
a
cumulative
thing,
and
so
at
this
point,
they're
not
comfortable
spending
that
money
until
they
have
a
bigger
picture
of.
B
B
Well,
the
the
council
did,
the
council
did
approve,
I
think
170
000
last
year
to
address
the
outside
of
the
building.
So
I
don't
know
if
you've
been
over
there
lately,
but
it
really
needs
a
lot
of
paint.
There's
a
lot
of
rot,
taking
place
on
the
exterior
there's
holes
in
the
roof
where
birds
fly
in.
You
know
it's
it's.
B
B
B
We,
as
of
I
think
monday
from
january
1st,
have
60
new
members,
which
is
just
how
crazy
I
mean
like
every
week.
It
grows
by
10
play
at
the
golf
course
we're
continually
packed
getting
phone
calls.
You
know
a
week
in
advance
and
yeah
so
things
that
the
golf
court
and
old
members
are
signing
up
again
so
we're
the
golf
course
is.
Business
is
booming
right
now,.
B
We
did
eric
the
golf
course.
Superintendent
has
been
working
on
a
best
management
practices
document
in
cooperation
with
some
other
golfing
organizations
uconn,
and
it's
a
really
extensive
document.
I
think
it's
272
pages
and
it
is
you,
can
I
didn't
print
it
or
share
it
with
everyone?
But
if
you
go
to
the
department's
website
and
click
on
shena
kosset,
there's
a
link
to
projects
and
planning,
and
you
can
click
on
that
and
pull
up
the
full
best
management
practice
document.
A
That's
fantastic
news
to
hear
that
we're
doing
so.
Well,
I
know
that
every
time
I
go
on
site
no
matter
what
time
of
day
it
is
whether
it
be
early
in
the
morning
mid-afternoon
or
if
I'm
leaving
later,
I
think
the
other
day
I
left
at
six,
and
I
mean
the
when
I
drive
down
plant
street,
it's
just
full
and
I
can.
B
B
No
other
than
we're
continuing
to
input
all
of
that
into
power.
Dms,
which
is
software
that
is
designed
for
and
the
the
accreditation
template
is,
was
all
set
up
in
there.
So
we're
just
dumping
files
and
writing
narratives
to
go
into
into
that,
and
we'll
continue
to
do
that
in
between
everything
else
that
we're
we're
doing.
But
our
goal
remains
to
submit
our
application.
This
fall
and
the
review
would
take
place
next
spring.
B
I
just
two
or
three
weeks
ago
completed
a
virtual
review
of
wichita
kansas,
I'm
on
a
site
visit
team.
I
did
that
last
year
for
st
petersburg
and
it's
it's
a
great
experience.
You
get
to
see.
You
know
what
other
agencies
across
the
country
are
doing,
and
you
know
I'm
furiously
taking
notes.
We
got
to
do.
B
D
B
B
B
That
weren't
selected
an
opportunity
to
have
their
voice,
so
it
will
be
interesting
to
see
comparing
the
two.
You
know
the
on
the
invitation
versus
the
online.
Now
when
we
did
the
full-blown
community
needs
assessment.
The
parallel
between
the
online
survey
and
the
invitation
survey
was
striking.
I
mean
they
were
all
within
just
a
couple
of
percentage
points
so
that
I
think
that
just
reinforced
the
fact
that
you
know
the
the
invitation
survey
was
representative
of
the
community.
So
it
will
be
interesting
to
see
the
comparison
between
the
two.
This
time.
A
A
I
will
be
interested
to
see
the
survey
results.
Yes
all
right,
we
have
successfully
made
it
through
reports
and
we're
moving
on
to
unfinished
business,
which
is
that
department,
public
information
policy
and
procedures
review,
which
elizabeth
very
generously
and
graciously
that
submitted
those
edits
for
us.