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Home My WebLink About2018-11-15-GCC-min Greenways Corridor Committee November 15, 2018 Ellen Stone Room, Cary Hall Lexington, Massachusetts Members Present: Mal Crawford, Alex Dohan, Eileen Entin, Don Grant, Bob Hausslein, Keith Ohmart, Mike Tabaczynski Other Attendees: none Votes: Minutes of October 11, 2018, meeting: Approved Reports/Updates: • Hayden Woods boardwalk work is coming along well. Could possibly be finished with a big push this Saturday. • QR codes - Bob brought signs with stickers; we discussed best combination of information. QR code now takes user to map. Much cheaper per sticker to get 1000 stickers, funds will come from Rick Abrams Trust. Should re-activate & link ACROSSLEXINGTON.ORG. • Sign post at Clarke School finally replaced. Not quite in right spot, but close enough to work. Should have conversation with Jordan about trail access improvement in spring. • Route J - Bob has moved the signs so that the route crosses Mass Ave at Oak St, where there is a crosswalk, since the other crosswalk near Ellen Dana Ct was moved. There may be some accessibility issues with Rte J - Susan has the information and will update us next meeting. • We should invite the new Town Manager to attend one of our upcoming meetings. • Route K - Keith and Mal will look for drill holes noted on the plot plan for the Parcel B(A) be- tween Peacock Farm Rd and Sutherland Woods. Also will check with Carol Kowalski on Town Counsel response to question on Easements on 41 and/or 43 Peacock Farm Rd. • Bridge School trail boardwalk NOI - Mal has finished up, just needs Book & Page numbers, which Town does not seem to have. Walked site with Karen and Jordan, who suggested ex- tending the boardwalk to the bridge, making a smoother transition. Would like to present to Conservation Commission in January/February to be ready for spring building season. Ques- tion arose as to who pays for abutter notification mailing. • Karen has put in funding request for a third summer intern, which would help with trail maintenance. Current Business: • Accessible Trail - Keith and Mal met with Michael Martignetti and Victoria Buckley from the Commission on Disability. The Parker Meadow ADA trail is now on the back burner in favor of accessible improvements to thethe4afW Willards Woods trail system and work at Cotton Farm . It is unclear how the Willards Woods trail will connect to a parking area. GCC should work closely with the Commission on Disability to better coordinate accessible trail improvements going forwardget a survey done and GGme up with n nrenc+ri ar+i„n h dge +„r +ha I U0 (`„n,n,i ani+„ r+r a- . A next meeting is scheduled for December 4, with hiGh will also tT!✓C fTrfTGfr inGhAe- Karen Mullins. This will hopefully lead to a list of project priorities including the new Environmental Bond Bill earmark for the proposed LHS-Community Center Connector. • Mike attended the Battle Road Scenic Byway meeting. No projects to update. New Business: • Fairland Street trail opportunity - Mark Barons has purchased 6 acres off Fairland St, above Lincoln St, and plans to put in a housing development. He intends to put a walking path con- necting to 185 Lincoln and would like to connect to the ACROSS system. He will do all the work, but would like a letter of support from GCC as he goes before the Planning Board. We would want a formal easement for ACROSS access, and an understanding that the homeowners association would take care of trail maintenance. Keith will draft a letter, and will also arrange a site visit for interested GCC members. • Concord Ave Land Management Plan - Keith had an email from a woman interested in our plans for that area - she had accessed meeting minutes from April 2018. He responded and connected her with Alex Dohanme who has e-mailed her. 1 haveeme.4 h� but not heard back. Alexi will reach out again. It would be good to get Kate McCrary and Mary Rose Scoz- zafava (working on Conservation Restrictions with CLC) involved. Alex twill try to set up a site visit, and be in touch with the Conservation Dept. • Susan got photos for the next brochure, and funding request (PIR) has been submitted to Carol Kowalski for the next printing. If approved, funds will be available July 1, 2019. Pending Items: • We had a brief discussion about which route to tackle next. Options put forward: Wright Farm, Blossomcrest/Hayden Woods, Daisy Wilson Meadow, Brookhaven. Probably time to meet with Karen again and update the priority spreadsheet. Next Meeting: December 20, 2018, 4:30-6:OOpm, Ellen Stone Room Future meeting dates, 2019: Jan 17, Feb 21, Mar 21, Apr 18 (vacation week), May 16, Jun 13 (2nd Thursday) Respectfully Submitted by Alexandra Dohan, Secretary