Andrews Community Forest 4/27/26

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ANDREWS COMMUNITY FOREST COMMITTEE
Committee minutes for the April 27, 2026, 6:09PM to 9:14PM meeting
Committee Members Present: Sam Pratt (Co-chair), Brad Elliott (Co-chair), Ian Stokes,
Wright Preston, Sonya Mastersen, Dan Wolfson, Jimmy Cochran
Members absent: Julian Portilla
Public, in person or on zoom: None noted 
Minute taker: Wright Preston
Timekeeper: Ian Stokes
The ACFC minutes of April 6, 2026, were reviewed. Motion made at 6:12 by Wright,
seconded by Sam, with the committee approving, and with Brad abstaining.
No agenda additions or deletions were noted.
B. At 614PM the committee began discussion of the draft Management Plan 2 (MP2)
approval timeline, flow chart to deliver draft MP2 to the Selectboard, Conservation
Commission and the Trails Committee. These documents were prepared by Sam, who
estimated their review of the MP2 and related documents would take 6 to 8 weeks,
though after group discussion it was determined that 8-12 weeks was likely a more
realistic timeline. As the Selectboard, the Conservation Commission and the Trails
Committee review the draft MP2 and attachments, public comment would be heard.
B. At 6:26PM the committee reviewed the draft letter from the ACF Committee to the
Selectboard, Conservation Commission and the Trails Committee. At 6:29PM the
committee reviewed the draft set of questions and answers that would be included in
the submitted documents. Discussion continued. At 7:00PM the ACF committee
approved the timeline, letter and Q&A documents.
C. From 7:00PM until 9:11PM the committee discussed final revisions and edits to the
draft Management Plan 2. At 9:04PM we voted in the affirmative to remove extra maps
at the end of the MP2 and place them in the appendices. At 9:10PM the committee
thanked Ian for all of his important contributions, efforts and time on the committee, and
the large amount of work he undertook in developing the MP2. 
At 9:11PM Ian made the motion, seconded by Sonya, to support the draft Management
Plan as written and then present it to the Selectboard, the Conservation Commission
and the Trails Committee. During vote discussion, it was agreed that Sam and Brad
would finalize minor changes and edits to the plan. The vote passed with 8 voting yes
and 0 voting no.
D. At 9:13PM we set a date for the next meeting of 5/18/26, from 6PM to 8PM. At
9:14PM Jim made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Dan, with 8 yes, 0 no.