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whenever street work is to be done. Sheila likes the idea and will ask Select Board to add that to policy. Tom Shiple asks if completing one or two high profile projects (like LHS bike access) would be good for getting the public on board. Sheila agrees. Jim Cadenhead relates that he sat in on the Arlington bike committee meeting. Notes that they’re making a log of grant proposals, and asks if we can do similarly. Sheila says they are always looking for money, that federal grants are quite challenging, and that, the Wood Street design work will hopefully have Safe Streets For All funding. Susan Barrett notes that having the Bike Ped Plan approved will help us get grants. Betty Gau asks about next steps for the Bike/Ped Plan. Sheila Page says there will be staff meetings to make scenarios, and that people feel good about the prioritized list. She is not sure what more Select Board wants to do. 3. Discuss MWRA proposal of bikeway closure and bike detour plan (See below for recap on MWRA’s three proposals with some discussion notes from the last meeting, in which this proposal was presented. The third option, which they saw as best, called for postponing the Bikeway work until November 2025) Jim Cadenhead agrees that option 3 is best, noting that MWRA’s further proposal to make the Bikeway open during weekends will be a lot of extra work for them. Tom Shiple agrees, saying MRWA did their best with this difficult situation. Dave Armstrong also agrees, and notes that the committee will need to monitor difficulty spots like Waldorf School. Jim Cadenhead suggests that we have a point person assigned to us, and Betty Gau agrees, and will add these suggestions to our guidance. She notes that we need a letter to Select board supporting option 3 plus a point person for feedback. Jim says we should be sure crossing guards and Waldorf can also reach out with concerns. Betty Gau proposes writing the letter to the Select Board with our suggestion that the MWRA Option #3 is the best option for this project. Jim Cadenhead moves, Dave Armstrong seconds, and the proposal passes unanimously. 4. Review letter to Select Board on Worthen Road Bike Lane https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Up9XBWM2a1neNTWEKQqjVC2_B288BT8bwOBABa7MP1s/edit?usp=s haringDiscuss MWRA proposal of bikeway closure and bike detour plan Tom Shiple relates that he reached out to Sheila Page, Melissa Battite (Director of Recreation & Community Programs) and Town Meeting members. Sheila Page says she thought that parking on Worthen Road would not be affected. Susan Barrett agrees. Tom Shiple clarifies that relocating parking is only an option. Relates that Melissa Battite was concerned about after school parking conflicting with sports at Lincoln Field. Tom explains that the School Building Committee has focus groups, one of which is Site Safety and Security, which looks at circulation of bike, car, and bus traffic. Tom is now part of that focus group. The parking proposal got a good reception at their first meeting, and he expects it to be part of