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Greenways Corridor Committee September 25, 2017 Ellen Stone Room, Cary Hall Lexington, Massachusetts Members Present: Alex Dohan, Peggy Enders, Eileen Entin, Don Grant, Susan Kenyon, Keith Ohmart, Mike Tabaczinski Other Attendees: Stephen Perkins (interested in Route J), Peter Kelley (Selectman) Votes: Minutes of July 10, 2017 meeting: Approved Discussion of opportunity for Town to purchase 44 Adams St. Keith will draft letter of support to be sent to Select Board. Reports/Updates: • Mass Trails Conference is November 4. Keith and Susan are going, and happy to carpool if others wish to join. • Bob and Mal re-routed Route A so it now goes through Victory Garden Way. • Keith responded to an "unhappy customer" who was disgruntled by the route closures on Routes A & B (due to construction on the schools). Is there a better way for us to get such information out to the public? Twitter was suggested. • David Neal will be working on an update for the app that will include Route H. He contacted Susan about working on that project. • Brochure printing - Carol Kowalski has found some money, but printing arrangements have not yet been made as there is some question over where to have them printed. Perhaps it makes sense to wait until spring, and the completion of Route J, before printing new bro- chures. It has also been suggested that GCC put in a Program Improvement Request for the $3000 needed to rework and print the brochures. • The walks in conjunction with the Recreation Department have started. Susan had 18 people two weeks ago on Route E. A recent walk was cancelled due to inclement weather. Another walk, on Route G, is upcoming. The registration fee goes through the Rec Dept, but will go to the Rick Abrams Trust forACROSS Lexington. The cooperation with Rec Dept and Melissa Batite is gratifying. • Peggy and Mike scouted a route for a link between Pelham Rd and Upper Vine Brook. There is a lot of wetland between the two, but a trail could be built, with some work. A connection through Bennington Road would be useful. • RTP grant for Hayden Woods boardwalks has been approved by DCR. Mike and Keith will work out initial planning details with Jordan over the coming weeks. Ongoing Business: • At the moment GCC has no Town budget, and staff time is at a premium. Carol Kowalski and Karen Mullins would like to have a meeting, including Jordan McCarron and Keith, to discuss how to proceed in the future so that ACROSS Lexington can continue to grow. Town staff time needs to be part of that budget. Keith has not heard back yet about a meeting date. Un- til this meeting is held, we need to slow down on development. This includes holding off on the Route H boardwalk work and the brochure printing PIR funding request. (There was