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Greenways Corridor Committee Minutes 3 June 2021, 4:00 — 5:30 pm via Zoom Conference Members Present: Mal Crawford, Alex Dohan, Eileen Entin, Bob Hausslein, Susan Kenyon, Keith Ohmart, Stephen Perkins, Mike Tabaczynski Other Attendees: Bob Creech (Planning Board Liaison), Larry McCray, Francesca Pfrommer (Rec Committee Liaison), Mark Sandeen (Select Board Liaison), Amber Carr (Conservation Dept.) Votes: Meeting minutes of 6 May 2021: Approved Reports/Updates: • Francesca announced that she is stepping off the Recreation Committee so will no longer be the GCC's liaison to that committee. The GCC members expressed their regret that we are losing her as a liaison and thanked her for all her contributions and insights. • Regarding the Jefferson Drive Trail Connector, the North Shore development engineer confirmed that a plan is in front of Karen and that he will have his part done by the end of July. • On the Wayfinding Sign Project, Mike reported that he has finalized the signs for areas 1 and 2. He plans to do the rest over the next few weeks and will send them out when done. Keith and Mike will go before the Historic Commission at their meeting tonight (3 June) to obtain permission to mount the two signs that fall in areas the Historic Commission covers. Next the signs will be sent to the Select Board for any comments they may have. Posts for the signs will be purchased with PIR funds. Bob and Steven will work with members of the Stewards to install the posts. The ACROSS Trust Fund will pay for the signs. The goal is to have the signs mounted by late summer. • 2021 PIR Budget Update: Keith reported that a new company has taken over from the company that used to make our signs. The 3.5 x 3.5 square signs produced by this new company are slightly lower in weight that the ones currently being used. The Committee's consensus was that this slightly lower weight will be adequate. Mike was concerned about cases where the edges of the sign stick out (on U-shaped posts) but that was not viewed as a significant issue. If a sporadic problem occurs it will be less expensive to replace the signs than to use a heavier weight for all signs. We will purchase 1000 arrows and 500 logos plus enough screws for mounting them. This, plus the 16 posts for mounting the wayfinding signs, plus payment to David Neal for his work on the ACROSS App will use up the available PIR funds. • Concord Ave Conservation property Land Management Plan (LMP) update: The Conservation Dept does not have sufficient bandwidth to supervise a Land Management Plan this year. The GCC will try to have it included in the plan for next year. Relevant for eventual trail development in this area, Mike reported that engineering divisions told him that they will resurface Walnut St and will put in a crosswalk where the Western Greenway crosses Walnut St. There is also a request