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Greenways Corridor Committee November 27, 2017 Ellen Stone Room, Cary Hall Lexington, Massachusetts Members Present: Mal Crawford, Alex Dohan, Eileen Entin, Don Grant, Bob Hausslein, Susan Kenyon, Keith Ohmart, Mike Tabaczynski Other Attendees: John Baron, David Rothstein Votes: Minutes of October 23, 2017, meeting: Approved Reports/Updates: • The new Route B signs are in. • Mr. Rothstein came to comment that he does not think it is a good idea to have bikes on the walking trails on conservation land, particularly the ACROSS routes. Discussion of walk- ing/biking safety followed. He was directed to the Conservation Department, as GCC does not make the rules for conservation land use. • Mike, Keith, and Susan all attended the Trails conference. It was Susan's first time, and she focused on how to disperse information - maps, digital, paper, format, etc. There are many varied options, and people are using all of them. Mike looked into wetland permitting, and it looks like GCC will need to be more formal than in the past with applications. And we are do- ing a good job with signage - there are other systems, but he didn't see any that were better. • Discussion about moving the GCC meeting day - agreed to move meetings to 4th Thurs- days, beginning in January. Keith will send a schedule. • Open Meeting Law update - we do not need to submit attachments of meeting documents with minutes; include them inline when necessary. Current Business: • The "scoping meeting" with Karen Mullins, Carol Kowalski, Phil Hamilton, Michelle Ciccolo, and Keith and Mike has taken place. Town Staff needed more background on route planning and potential permitting requests to be able to adjust staff time and budget needs. Also, Town entities, including GCC, need to be careful about complying with regulations so devel- opers can also be held accountable. Mal noted that permitting protocols don't always work for trail building as they are designed for development/construction. Another meeting with Conservation will be held to outline the work projected for 2018. This will most likely include the Brookhaven/DCR area, Wright Farm, and Hayden Woods, which has been funded but not yet permitted. Also, Carol does have some funds for updating and reprinting the bro- chure. We'll try to get it ready for Patriot's Day, and begin work in January. Including Route J will be decided later on. • Areas that require "shoulder season" maintenance include the Coppersmyth Way trail to Bridge School, and the Spring St entrance to the Shade St trail. There are a few other areas that are small enough to be left off the list. Part of the trail between Valleyfield and Waltham Streets needs reconstruction, but that is a different issue.