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at Spring Street ,would add a significant ACROSS trail network for the first time south of Route 2. The town has received bids to do the Land Management Plan for the two parcels along Concord Avenue, one of which contains a portion of Route 8. After the bidder is chosen, the grant application will be submitted. Best guess is that the go ahead on Route 8 is year away. Mike showed alternatives for Route 19, which connects Lower Vine Brook with Arlington’s Great Meadows. There are two possibilities from Maple Street. The preferred one is the existing trail (Exxon easement) that goes over a wooden bridge as it emerges onto the Harrington School property. However it comes close to or crosses private land. An informal chat with the owner was positive, but clearer delineation of the property line is needed. Discussion with Karen is the next step. The other alternative is the existing exit driveway from the Harrington School and then left into the woods parallel to Maple Street, then right to where the trail from the bridge emerges. The mid- section of the trail, on the far side of the playing field, may need a temporary detour when the flood control project is constructed. The northern section that emerges onto Woburn Street at or near the Housing Authority offices has several possibilities, which may be narrowed after the site walk with Karen. Overall, no major obstacles. Keith reviewed the three options connecting to Arlington’s Great Meadows from the intersection at Maple Street/Solomon Pierce Road. In increasing order of desirability and need for approvals, they are the main entrance road to Emerson Gardens, the service road along the boundary of Emerson Gardens with AGM, and a trail within AGM proper. Waterstone Connector. A Zoom call is scheduled with Karen and Carol Kowalski to plan the next steps to get approvals from DOT and MWRA to build the connecting section which runs from the Montessori School at Pleasant Street parallel to Route 2 over a buried aqueduct to the exit ramp at Watertown Street. Stephen will be the point person on the approval process going forward. Fairland Street/Lincoln Street Connection. Keith reported that, after a several year delay, approval has been given to develop the area which will include a walking path with steps. This will allow a trail connection between Routes F and B, thereby creating more loop walks. Peggy raised the issue of revisiting trail possibilities in the Cranberry Hill / Cambridge Reservoir watershed area. An out and back trail could be developed to Cranberry Hill, but a loop trail with Lincoln Street would need the approval of the Cambridge Water Department, which declined approval some years ago. Keith will explore with Duke Bitsko. Brochure reprinting: As we are down to the last box, Keith proposed reprinting the current brochure to supply us for another year.. Best option is probably 5000 copies for