A decision on the seasonal road gate should be judged at the high path gate above the western grove, where the rule changes an ordinary route, shift or service. Compare this season’s measurement with the living site and the people who steward it. The current file is the Year third, seedfall window 3 review, not a permanent settlement of every future case.
The the gate calendar, repair notes and requests from neighboring paths lists 27 open days recorded with a surface condition; the previous window lists 24. Sylva Reed checked both against field transects paired with the season and location of each reading. The difference matters because whether to open one branch before the full path is safe for carts.
Walkers can use the north branch earlier. Carriers want one opening date that applies to the whole route. Those objections deserve a clear answer. They are not a reason to keep an uncheckable rule simply because its wording is familiar.
A useful decision names who will do the work, which count will change and when the result comes back to the public table. In this case, the north turn dries before the shaded bridge approaches.
The Year third, seedfall window 3 file remains open for its scheduled decision. Path keepers will publish separate foot and cart openings for one trial season.
