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eas t�OR`vIm" Town of Lexington, Massachusetts *� Greenways Corridor Committee A�91A.4q" KEITH DHMAR'T,CHAIR MALCOLM CRAWFORU TEL 781-698-4580 ALEXANDRA DOHAN FAX:(781)863-9468 MARGARET ENDERS EILEEN EW IN DONALD GRANT ROBERT HAUSSLEIN SUSAN KENYON MICHAEL TABACZVNSKI December 16,2019 To:Lexington Planning Board Re:840 Emerson Gardens Balanced Housing Development The Greenways Corridor Committee is pleased that Seaver Construction proposes to retain public access and parking to Arlington's Great Meadows per the revised Utilities Plan dated 12/09/19,and supports these efforts with the following additional recommendations: 1. Said public access and parking should be conveyed in the form of a permanent deeded easement. 2. The proposed 4 public parking spaces should be increased to a total of 12 parking spaces. 3. Public access and parking should be provided during the construction phase of this project. The present entrance to Arlington's Great Meadows behind the former Excel Nursing Home is the only entrance providing parking immediately adjacent to a trail entrance.Arlington's Great Meadows and its extensive trail system are actively maintained for the public's benefit by The Friends of Arlington's Great Meadows(FoAGM), a local member organization of residents from Arlington and Lexington which in addition to maintaining the property's trails through the efforts of citizen volunteers,regularly sponsors interpretive walks and other events. Providing adequate public parking at this location is critical to the ongoing work of the FOAGM organization in its stewardship of what is the largest single tract natural undeveloped open space in the communities of both Lexington and Arlington. The Greenways Corridor Committee also has a direct interest in the preservation of adequate public access to Arlington's Great Meadows beyond its importance as a public open space resource.ACROSS Lexington routes C and D traverse the Arlington's Great Meadows property providing trail connections to the adjacent and nearby Lexington Conservation properties including Joyce Millers Meadow,the Cataldo Reservation and Whipple Hill. (Signed) Keith Ohmart,Chair 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02420 greenwaycc@lexingtonma.gov