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Greenways Corridor Committee February 20, 2020 Hudson Room, Cary Hall Lexington, Massachusetts Members Present: Mal Crawford, Alex Dohan, Peggy Enders, Eileen Entin, Bob Hausslein, Susan Kenyon, Keith Ohmart, Mike Tabaczynski Other Attendees: Mark Sandeen, Select Board liaison; Gil Benghiat, for the Walk ACROSS Lexington Challenge Votes: Meeting minutes of January 16, 2020: Approved Letter supporting Parker Meadow accessibility project (attached): Approved - attached Reports/Updates: • Alex wishes to retire from taking minutes. She will step down after this month. Peggy will take minutes for March, April, & May, and then another committee member will take a turn. • -Keith summarized the contents of a support letter to the Conservation Department regarding the proposed trail upgrades in Parker Meadow to universally accessible standards and rec- ommended committee members attend the February 24 Conservation Commission meeting at which final recommendations of the consultant's plans will be reviewed. eil ne)(4 11 and will have a 1--f--+ as well as new reu`es an4-u� tew r^' Ruth Rose is copy editing the brochure, working with Susan, Keith, Mike, and Ei- leen. The next version will be 17" x 22" and will have a larger font as well as new routes and updated info on the existing routes. Also, Route K has been officially approved and will go on the new map. GCC will coordinate with Recreation when marking the trail across the Suther- land Woods playground, which is being overhauled. Also need to coordinate with West Farm stewards. • Bike/Walk/Bus month is coming up in May. This year we will include the Walk ACROSS Lex- ington Challenge. • The Conservation Commission will walk the proposed Community Connector from Cotton Farm this spring - no date yet. • Susan reported on the recent meeting of the ACROSS Lexington Trust trustees, and noted that all proposed expenditures were approved. Discussion followed about where do funds put up by developers go, and could they go to the ACROSS fund. Also, could ACROSS funds be used for other trail projects. One potential use for funds would be the "You Are Here" signs for ACROSS trails. Current Business: • 1040/50 Waltham Street Development Discussion took place regarding the desirability of the town creating a general trails development fund to which developers of properties requir- ing zoning variances could be asked by the town to contribute funds. Mark suggested that