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MINUTES – SIDEWALK COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 3, 2005 The minutes from the meeting 9/6/05 were approved. Two protocol items were discussed. The first was the appropriate means to inform other town committees and entities of decisions made by the committee. It was agreed that whenever a liaison to another committee was a member of the sidewalk committee that person would be asked to inform the relevant organization. For example John Davies was a member of the planning board. A recommendation by the sidewalk committee on materials of construction for a particular project would be delegated to Mr. Davies to report to the planning board. The second protocol item was the issue of terms of the members of the sidewalk committee. The selectmen established the committee with 20 voting members, each with a three year term. A suggestion has been raised to consider staggering the terms between 1, 2 and 3 years. The committee was asked to consider this proposal. Mr. Weeks stated he would put forth a concept for consideration. Ms. Herbert reported on the Safe Routes to Schools program at Bridge. A resounding success so far. Please refer to the attachment that summarizes the work to date. This report will be posted on the website. A list of activity items was distributed to the committee relative to the safe routes to schools program. The list is attached to these minutes. Ms. Krieger reported on the Snow and Policy work group. The group is continuing to evaluate potential policies relative to snow management by the DPW, and believes that their focus needs to combine policy considerations with design standards and materials of construction, taking into account maintenance requirements and available resources (equipment and labor), community involvement and budgetary constraints. The group presented a recommendation for materials of construction for sidewalks in town center, that being: In considering construction materials for sidewalks in the center, the Sidewalk Committee regards accessibility, ease of maintenance, appearance and character as the primary factors. Of particular concern is the ability to clean the surface in the winter and ensure a level surface. For these reasons the Sidewalk Committee recommends that replacement walks include a brushed concrete strip approximately four feet in width with access ways to store fronts and cross walks, bordered on one or both sides by brick paving. The Sidewalk Committee voted to accept this recommendation.