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Greenways Corridor Committee
October 27, 2014
Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building
Lexington, Massachusetts
Members Present: Alex Dohan, Peggy Enders, Eileen Entin, Don Grant, Bob
Hausslein, Keith Ohmart, Mike Tabaczynski
Other Attendees: Ginna Johnson, Planning Board liaison; Kevin Breunig
Votes:
September 29, 2014, minutes: Approved
Reports:
Kevin Breunig was introduced. He was Rick Abrams’ neighbor and is considering
joining the GCC.
Memorial to Rick Abrams (Eileen) – the Board of Selectmen accepted the petition
to rename ACROSS Lexington “ACROSS Lexington: The Rick Abrams Memorial
Trail System. Thanks to Bob and Eileen for presenting at the BoS meeting. The
new name will be on the new map/brochure, and a memorial walk will be held on
Route C on November 23, 2014.
Open Space & Recreation Plan (Keith/Eileen) – GCC is involved, but mostly
Town staff. A 4-page survey will be going out soon, looking for input from the
community. The consultant firm is VHB. A public meeting will be held on
November 20.
Brochure/Map update (Eileen) – The new maps will not change much from the
old, except to include new Routes C & D. Hope to have ready before Patriots’
Day. Eileen, Keith, Mike, are working on the project with Susan Kenyon and
other friends of Rick. The map will soon be too big for a “pocket-sized” brochure.
We need to think about future information dissemination for ACROSS.
Grain Mill Alley (Peggy) – At a recent public meeting, two proposed designs were
presented. No decision has been made because there are lots of people involved,
with lots of ideas and no consensus has been reached. Those involved are
looking to a December 1 deadline for Community Preservation Act funds
requests.
Healthy Communities Grant (Peggy) – Funds are available for new maps for
ACROSS and Bikeway. Should be ready for Bike Walk Bus Week, second week
of May. Can GCC sponsor/lead walks for BWB week? Planning needs to begin in
February. Would Library and/or Sustainable Lexington be additional sponsors of
BWB week?
Current Business:
Route C/D Progress – Keith has replaced most of the aluminum nails on Routes
A and B with stainless steel screws. They will hold better and last longer. He met
a number of ACROSS supporters while doing the work.
On Thursday all available hands are welcome for a post-planting workday for
Route C. Jordan McCarron has the Arlington Great Meadow and Arlington
Reservoir signs, as well as an adhesive to use when affixing signs to concrete
posts.
Meeting time/day – (Keith) After surveying the Committee and liaisons, it appears
that the fourth Monday at 4:30 is no better or worse than any other time, so we
will continue on that schedule.
New Business:
Archiving of GCC materials such as maps and minutes. Minutes already go to
Town Archives. What is the mechanism for retrieval of items archived with town?
What is the best way to store our digital information? Ginna suggested using
standard Naming Conventions, which the Town has begun doing. Keith and
Eileen will look into options.
Martingale Road – The Planning Board would like us to consider the Martingale
Rd access to another Town-owned piece of property. Keith and Paul will look at it.
Next Meeting
: November 24, 4:30-6:00pm, Selectmen’s Meeting Room
Remaining 2014 Meeting Date: December 15
Pending Matters:
- Conservation Restriction Data Base
- Field Work on West Lexington Greenway
Respectfully Submitted by
Alexandra Dohan, Secretary