HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-19-GCC-min Greenways Corridor Committee
December 19, 2019
Hudson Room, Cary Hall
Lexington, Massachusetts
Members Present: Mal Crawford, Alex Dohan, Peggy Enders, Eileen Entin, Don Grant, Bob
Hausslein, Susan Kenyon, Keith Ohmart, Mike Tabaczynski
Other Attendees: Mark Sandeen, Select Brd liaison; Charles Hornig, Planning Brd liaison
Votes: Meeting minutes of November 21, 2019: Approved
Reports/Updates:
• Seaver Construction is planning a new housing development off Emerson Gardens. Keith
drafted a letter to the Planning Board outlining the need for trail access. Lots of neighbors
were present at a recent Planning Board meeting, promoting the need for trailhead parking.
The developer will give a legal easement to the homeowners association.
• Keith and Susan met with Town Manager Jim Malloy last Monday regarding the Peacock
Farm Road easement. A certified letter will be sent to abutters, notifying them that the Town
will be installing trail signs. Unless there is an objection from the abutters, we should be able
to finalize Route K in the spring.
• Peggy, Keith, and Mike walked the Swommonland with Bob Rotberg. It is very wet and prob-
ably not an area to focus on for trail development at this time.
• 1050 Waltham St project - The property at this location is being redeveloped, and the devel-
oper is considering a connector trail that could connect through to Beaver Brook North. Per-
haps they would put up funds for surveying the wetland areas in the Concord Ave parcels
discussed at the last GCC meeting. Discussion about work needed to move forward with that
trail project. Mike and Keith, with Jordan McCarron, will attend a meeting Jan 9 to learn
more/discuss.
• Conversation about Hartwell Ave Redevelopment Advisory Committee - GCC should have
input. Discussion of project and GCC role.
Current Business:
New Business:
• Keith and Mike are working on a report for ConCom about the Brookhaven/Concord Ave trail,
to be presented in order to get a better understanding of what the ConCom will want in a per-
mit application.
• Hoping to get the Community Connector onto the Conservation Dept 5 year priority list in the
formal planning process.
• Susan has an anonymous donor putting up funds for the new brochure development and
printing. She will be away in March, so is hoping to get the work done in January & February.
This new brochure will include Routes J and L, and possibly K and M.
Pending Items:
• Route M trail marker installation
• Community Connector/Upper Vine Brook Site Report
• Bridge School boardwalk completion
• Wright Farm/Landlocked Forest trail connection
• Re-establish trail access on Cambridge Watershed land, Lincoln St to Cranberry Hill
Next Meeting: January 16, 2020, 4:30-6:OOpm, Hudson Room, Cary Hall
Future meeting dates: February 20, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18
Respectfully Submitted by
Alexandra Dohan, Secretary