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Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Greenways Corridor Committee
K EITH O HMART, C HAIR
M ALCOLM C RAWFORD TEL: 781-698-4580
A LEXANDRA D OHAN FAX: (781) 863-9468
M ARGARET E NDERS
E ILEEN E NTIN
R OBERT H AUSSLEIN
B OBAK M OSHIRI
S TEPHEN P ERKINS
Town of Lexington
Community Preservation Committee
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420 November 7, 2022
Re: CPA Grants: Transforming Trees into Art: Birds of New England
I have been authorized by the Greenways Corridor Committee, which installs and manages the ACROSS Lexington trail system, to
convey the enthusiastic support of our committee for this project. As promoters of walking and biking in the Lexington community we
welcome the benefits that this project will provide to the overall walking and biking experience in Lexington.
The premise of the ACROSS Lexington project has been and continues to be that of identifying and marking pedestrian and bicycle
corridors throughout Lexington linking the town’s open spaces. Repurposing the stumps of trees that had become public hazards along
this existing green space corridor that connects to an existing ACROSS Lexington route is a wonderful solution, and fits perfectly with
the Greenways Committee’s overall mission.
The vision of public art providing not only an artistic but in this case an educational component will be a fitting addition to the wide
range of public monuments to be found throughout Lexington. The vision behind this project will also be a welcome addition to
encouraging the public to engage in passive outdoor recreational pursuits and hopefully serve as an incentive to explore more of
Lexington’s bountiful natural resources.
One of the over-arching goals of the Greenways Committee from day one has been to encourage the public to explore Lexington’s
ample bounty of natural resources while leaving their car at home. The Transforming Trees into Art project touches all these bases
while enriching the overall experience immeasurably. Our committee strongly urges the approval of this project.
The drafting and submission of this letter of support was authorized by unanimous vote of the Greenways Corridor Committee at it’s
meeting on November 3.
(Signed)
Keith Ohmart (Chair)
1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420
greenwaycc@lexingtonma.gov