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Greenways Corridor Committee
May 20, 2013, 4:30 -6 pm
Legion Room, Cary Hall
Members Present Rick Abrams, Alex Dohan, Eileen Entin, Bob Hausslein, Aaron Ladd, Keith
Ohmart, Mike Tabaczinski
Other Attendees Stew Kennedy (Conservation Commission liaison), Howie Vogel (Recreation
Committee liaison)
1. Votes:
• April 22 meeting Minutes — approved
• Report to Board of Selectmen on West Lexington Greenway - approved
2. Current Business Review:
• West Lexington Greenway trail (Keith) — Report to Board of Selectmen was
approved. This report summarizes the plans for the WLG trail system and will be
presented at the 6/3/13 BoS meeting.
• The two priority segments of the project are the stretch between Bedford St and
Grove St, passing the Drummer Boy condominiums, and the stretch from the
Bikeway to Wood St. Keith will ask Paul Knight to start the planning, perhaps
working with David Hoadley, a retired bridge engineer. The Bikeway junction
near the DPW composting site needs to be redesigned.
• Keith and Eileen met with John Livsey to walk through the proposed work on
Lincoln St under Rte 128. They scouted the location of a gravel path along the
north side of Lincoln St between the Cambridge Reservoir trail and Weston St,
and a crosswalk at the Weston St intersection.
• ACROSS Lexington Project (Rick) — Rick presented a slideshow of the proposed
Route B for ACROSS Lexington. The target "opening" date for the new route is
October 15. Rick has already begun securing necessary permissions from the
Historic Districts Commission, the Recreation Department and the affected
Schools. Some route modifications were suggested, and GCC members should
walk the route before the next meeting to gather ideas and suggestions.
Current Business Updates:
• None
4. New Business:
• Those who attended the Mass Recreational Trail Advisory Board conference
earlier in May made some good connections and heard the keynote speaker, Mark
Fenton, speak about trails as a public health benefit.
• Jeanne Krieger and Norman Cohen are on the Operations Board at Brookhaven,
which may help with the trail easement over the DeVincent property north of
Brookhaven. A partnership between Brookhaven and ACROSS Lexington could
create a loop trail through Lot 1. Karen Mullins is still working with Shire on the
easement on that property.
• David Lautzenheiser is working on a Big Walk for this fall that could cover part
of the Minuteman Fells Greenway route.
• Rick has proposed a Walk Club in conjunction with the Recreation Department.
They would organize social walks for exercise.
• Aaron's Bike Walk week bike ride was well attended and fun.
• The Whipple Hill work day with the Track team and the Stewards went well.
Action Items:
Walk proposed Route B
Next Meeting: June 24, 2013, 4:30 -6 pm, Legion Room, Cary Hall — NEEDS TO BE
CHANGED
Remaining 2013 Meeting Dates: July 22, September 23, October 28, November 25, December 23
note, No August Meeting
Respectfully Submitted,
Alexandra Dohan, Secretary