Andrews Community Forest 3/23/26

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ANDREWS COMMUNITY FOREST COMMITTEE 
Committee minutes for March 23, 2026, 6:07PM to 8:15PM meeting 
Committee Members Present: Sam Pratt (Meeting Co-chair), Brad Elliott (Co-chair), Ian 
Stokes, Wright Preston, Sonya Mastersen, Dan Wolfson, Julian Portilla.
Members absent: Jimmy Cochran
Public, in person or on zoom: Chelsye Brooks, Trevor Brooks. 
Minute taker: Wright Preston
Timekeeper: Ian Stokes
The ACFC minutes of March 9, 2026 were reviewed. Motion made at 6:10 by Brad, 
seconded by Sam, approved unanimously.
No agenda additions were noted.
B. The committee discussed the draft Management Plan Public Rules document. The 
source of the document was public rules posted at the kiosk. Ian and Brad will update the 
draft rules which Sam will present to the Selectboard. 
C. Management Plan “2” final draft revisions were discussed, approved and completed 
over the course of the next hour, via live updates completed by Sam. 
D. Website updates. Ian led the discussion about splitting the website into two sections, 
one specific to the Andrews Community Forest, its history and its public uses, and this 
section would be “housed“ in the Town’s website under Recreation. A second website 
would be comprised of the administrative and management aspects of the community 
forest and the committee. 
It was agreed that Brad would talk to Josh about authority needed to update and split the 
webpage, as noted above. 
It was agreed that Sam would talk to Josh about authority needed to approve the draft 
public rules document. 
We agreed to meet next on 4/6 and 4/27.
The meeting ended at about 8:15PM. Julian motioned to adjourn, seconded by Brad. All 
voted in favor to adjourn.