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TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS <br /> CONSERVATION COMMISSION <br /> MINUTES <br /> Monday May 14, 2018 <br /> 6:30 P.M. <br /> Parker Room, Town Office Building <br /> 1625 Massachusetts Ave <br /> Chair Philip Hamilton opened the meeting at 6:30pm in the Parker Room of the Town Office <br /> Building <br /> Commissioners Present: Phil Hamilton, Alex Dohan, Dick Wolk, Ruth Ladd, Kevin Beuttell, <br /> Duke Bitsko <br /> Others present: Karen Mullins, Conservation Administrator <br /> 6:30pm <br /> Request by Greenway Corridor Committee to demarcate Lexington ACROSS Routes J and K on <br /> existing trails within Liberty Heights, Sutherland Woods, and West Farm Conservation Areas <br /> Mike Tabazynski, GCC Representative, explained that they are planning on marking some <br /> existing trails on Conservation land as GCC trails in Liberty Heights, Sutherland Woods, and <br /> West Farm. They are planning on adding two more routes. They are trying to highlight <br /> Conservation areas that are less popular. <br /> Questions and comments from the commission: <br /> The Commission asked for clarification regarding what signs are to be used. Mr. Tabazyski <br /> stated that they will be using the ACROSS markers that they have used on other trails. <br /> The commission asked if they are creating new trails. Mr. Tabazyski stated that they are only <br /> using existing trails. It was pointed out by staff that the entrance into West Farm across from <br /> Bruce Road was a new access trail. The Commission requested that the trail connection be <br /> modified at this location from Bruce Road to travel south on the Oak Street sidewalk and connect <br /> into West Farm at the existing access trail into West Farm. <br /> The Commission discussed trails that may cross over private property, specifically the proposed <br /> new route that will connect from the main Sutherland Woods path to Peacock Farm Road. The <br /> Commission viewed photos of the current trail conditions in the Sutherland Woods to Peacock <br /> Farm Road connection and the Commission was concerned because the trail from Sutherland <br /> Woods conservation area appeared to involve constructing new trail through to Peacock Farm <br /> Road and appeared the trail may cross on to private property. Thus, the Commission discussed <br /> that any proposed new trail route connection from conservation land over the town property <br /> between 41 and 43 Peacock Farm Road should require research of the town deed and a survey of <br />