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<br />Town of Lexington, Massachusetts <br /> <br />Greenways Corridor Committee <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />K EITH O HMART, C HAIR <br />M ALCOLM C RAWFORD TEL: 781-698-4580 <br />A LEXANDRA D OHAN FAX: (781) 863-9468 <br />M ARGARET E NDERS <br />E ILEEN E NTIN <br />R OBERT H AUSSLEIN <br />B OBAK M OSHIRI <br />S TEPHEN P ERKINS <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Town of Lexington <br />Community Preservation Committee <br />1625 Massachusetts Avenue <br />Lexington, MA 02420 November 7, 2022 <br /> <br />Re: CPA Grants: Transforming Trees into Art: Birds of New England <br /> <br />I have been authorized by the Greenways Corridor Committee, which installs and manages the ACROSS Lexington trail system, to <br />convey the enthusiastic support of our committee for this project. As promoters of walking and biking in the Lexington community we <br />welcome the benefits that this project will provide to the overall walking and biking experience in Lexington. <br /> <br />The premise of the ACROSS Lexington project has been and continues to be that of identifying and marking pedestrian and bicycle <br />corridors throughout Lexington linking the town’s open spaces. Repurposing the stumps of trees that had become public hazards along <br />this existing green space corridor that connects to an existing ACROSS Lexington route is a wonderful solution, and fits perfectly with <br />the Greenways Committee’s overall mission. <br /> <br />The vision of public art providing not only an artistic but in this case an educational component will be a fitting addition to the wide <br />range of public monuments to be found throughout Lexington. The vision behind this project will also be a welcome addition to <br />encouraging the public to engage in passive outdoor recreational pursuits and hopefully serve as an incentive to explore more of <br />Lexington’s bountiful natural resources. <br /> <br />One of the over-arching goals of the Greenways Committee from day one has been to encourage the public to explore Lexington’s <br />ample bounty of natural resources while leaving their car at home. The Transforming Trees into Art project touches all these bases <br />while enriching the overall experience immeasurably. Our committee strongly urges the approval of this project. <br /> <br />The drafting and submission of this letter of support was authorized by unanimous vote of the Greenways Corridor Committee at it’s <br />meeting on November 3. <br /> <br />(Signed) <br /> <br />Keith Ohmart (Chair) <br /> <br /> <br />1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 <br />greenwaycc@lexingtonma.gov <br /> <br />