Attendees: Amy Kahn, Ben Kahn, Robin Dexter, Paul Roberts, Don Ross, Evan Weststrate

Agenda/Discussion Items

1. Treasurer’s report
   • three different donations in September.
   • 7071.98
   • Amy has sign up sheets, with folks that need posters. Amy/Evan will get together and send them out.
2. Planning for the cleanup – 10/25
   • Reminder email
     • Ben will contact Karen and set up Constant Contact.
     • Backup plan: use the old system for email.
   • Do we bring the pop-up? Couldn’t hurt. Then we can put things back in the barn? Unsure whether the construction workers are coming back. Picnic benches are still in there so we can get them.
   • We can have the lunch at the stone building. Construction lock is gone
   • Are the scouts coming?
     • Scout troop can’t make it but cub scout pack can.
   • Do we want to include the QB trail as an option?
     • We sometimes mention it if we have a lot of volunteers
3. Scout projects news
   • Any Eagle Scout projects?
     • Suggestion from Paul – concentration should be on QB trail.
       • Paul can facilitate a conversation between Friends of QB trail and scouts. Rena would know whom to contact. Would be nice to get a blanket approval to get the scouts to work on the trails. Contact Sumukh Tendulkar ([email protected]).
       • Maybe build a more robust trail bt the stone building and the pond
       • A Scout recently reached out to Jerry Riley about work on the Quinobequin Trail. John does not have any recent followup. Maybe Paul can reach out to Jerry.
4. Stone building news
   • Summer outside construction finished.
     1. Water inside on the floor
        • Could this be due to the new roof?
        • do we need to disconnect electricity?
     2. The bulging foundation is still bulging
        • Evan says that’s not necessarily structurally bad.
     3. Wood meant for new partial second floor gone; no floor
     4. Greg Schwartz notified
5. Five FoHG members attended the Green Newton annual meeting
   • Got to speak with Greg Schwartz, Amy Mah Sangiolo, and Marc Laredo, all of of whom were at our table
   • Thanks to Karen Osborn for getting us invited and sponsoring our table
6. Current plan for our December holiday party/meeting/elections is to hold it at Karen’s home on Beacon Hill in Boston. December 9.
   • Probably the second Tuesday in December, so save the date
   • Karen will arrange transportation to facilitate attending
     • Party bus?
   • There will be an email chain
   • Amy & Ben will put it on the website.
   • Should we vote at the party?
   • Backup: Waban library?
7. Website status news, if any
   • Constant contact coming.
   • Website is fast! Getting pretty good traffic.
   • Ben fixed a bunch of broken pages. QR code page working too. >1% broken links.
   • Ben to create a visitors experience.
8. Matters Arising
   • Don volunteers to be co-treasurer. Robin suggests that Don take on the mantle in 2026
   • We could do co-presidents between Ben/Evan. Maybe that would make some more sense.
   • Next meeting: 2nd Tuesday in November? There’s an election on the first Tuesday.