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Stephen, Keith, and Mike did another site visit at Waterstone on Watertown Street. The people who live there want a place to walk, but they are pretty boxed in. The question is whether a trail to Pleasant St could be put in. There is an old road bed along Route 2 that Mass DOT owns on which MWRA also has an easement. To implement the route we are proposing, we need a trail next to the ramp to Rte 2. We will need to talk to Mass highway for access. Mass DOT may be a stumbling block. The request will need to come through the town (Carol Kowalski). We need to go back to the site and see what it would take to put in a trail on the ramp. Then, if it is feasible, we need to find out about funds that were supposedly set aside. Our understanding is that $35.000 dollars was put aside for trail access by the developer who built the Watertown complex as part of the permitting process with the town. The question is where that money was set aside. The Concord Ave Land Management Plan can go forward in July. Keith has identified a vendor to do this but the question is whether it is necessary to go through a bidding process to select a vendor. We will need to get Carol K’s assessment on this. Stephen has volunteered to coordinate this project for GCC. The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 pm. The next meeting will be held on May 8 in the Hudson Room (top floor of Cary Hall). Respectfully submitted, Eileen Entin, Acting Secretary