Hopefully you have all received in the mail a copy of the town warrant. There are four warrant articles regarding the rail trail. I have provided a...
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missshawl
Feb 5, 2008 2:41 pm
The tree warden! I'd forgotten that job title, but of course, that would be the person! Well, I just phoned and found him at Public Works (Peter Flynn) and...
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judy_larocca
Feb 5, 2008 2:41 pm
I think the tree warden's last name is Flynn. Judy ... looked ... shards of ... scraped off its ... vulnerable ... was really...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 2:45 pm
... I think everyone agrees even as an interim solution, this is problematic and dangerous at best with cars, bikes, walkers, wheel chairs? competing for space...
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deborahbier
Feb 5, 2008 2:52 pm
Now, given that the "other" Peter Flynn is on this list, and I *JUST* saw him in person last night at the first Concord Emergency Management Agency...
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deborahbier
Feb 5, 2008 2:54 pm
Here's what I'm curious about. Do we get the option at Town Meeting of voting for "none of the above"? That is, to say "The current railbed is being used...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 3:00 pm
... I think if none of the 4 warrant articles pass, that's would be the defacto result. For now. In 1995 there was an attempt to create a rail trail project on...
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deborahbier
Feb 5, 2008 3:15 pm
... An excellent grasp of the situation! I would nominate you to become an officer, but that would of course require overcoming inertia. ... Thanks for the...
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judy_larocca
Feb 5, 2008 3:26 pm
... Actually, if you look on page 5 of the plans, the "proposed bicycle railing" is defined as a wooden fence, 3' high with two cross rails, though it is...
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judy_larocca
Feb 5, 2008 3:43 pm
Regarding the "rush" in Concord, I claim that there has been no rush. For example, it was in 1989 that the State passed the Act that created the Bruce Freeman...
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PeterAFlying@...
Feb 5, 2008 4:00 pm
The problem that I find with this is that it hasn't been done in a big hurry. Legislation has been on the books since the mid 1980's. This trail has been...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 4:14 pm
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 4:16 pm
... Correction - the state will pay up to 90% of what it thinks is a reasonable cost and the town covers the rest; they can substitute/remove items from the...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 4:19 pm
... It is far from unused today Peter. Please remember that when expressing your desire to build something different that this land is not unused or wasted in...
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PeterAFlying@...
Feb 5, 2008 4:33 pm
Deb; By the way, Chief Willette is a very knowledgeable man. I was impressed with your presentation last night but earlier in the day I had donated blood and...
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deborahbier
Feb 5, 2008 4:43 pm
We are very lucky to have him as Chief. He's knowledgeable, and also a wonderful speaker and enthusiastic teacher. Not always a combination present in one...
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judy_larocca
Feb 5, 2008 4:45 pm
Hmm, It was my understanding that the town paid for the design of the trail and the state paid for the construction of the trail. When looking at the total...
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judy_larocca
Feb 5, 2008 5:02 pm
I have a question. I am in favor of allowing dogs, on leashes, on the trail. However, when I talked with the director of the Amherst Conservation department,...
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deborahbier
Feb 5, 2008 5:09 pm
Dog walking is one of the regular activities on the railbed currently. I believe our dog control bylaw says that you don't have to have the dog on a leash at...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 5:11 pm
... If Concord's construction stays near initial estimate, then it is close. Acton has nearly doubled (or more, depending on who you speak with) and I would be...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 5:19 pm
... There are currently a number of dog walkers on the rail bed and White Pond reservation lands, some leashed - others not. The WPAC people management report...
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judy_larocca
Feb 5, 2008 5:20 pm
No offense taken, I did not create the CMAQ funding mechanism, however that is how it works. If we don't use these funds they will go elsewhere and be spent...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 5:28 pm
... I wish I could live in this ideal world you describe (honestly, I do!). But I don't see it happening without much bigger things changing first. Like...
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judy_larocca
Feb 5, 2008 5:47 pm
Actually, there is a national movement to increase walking & biking to school. There is a federally funded program called Safe Routes to School, and I believe...
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deborahbier
Feb 5, 2008 5:51 pm
... I find it hard to believe that with all the crumbling infrastructure in this state, that our spending something like $1.3M/mile for a suburban rail trail...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 5:53 pm
... Can you explain to me why we don't start right now with a very simple and more accessible step - sidewalks in good repair on more roads? Powder Mill road...
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julie
msjulie33
Feb 5, 2008 5:58 pm
... Wow, I wouldn't have pegged you for a closet Trekkie! Cool. ... I knew posting the plan link would start debate so I'm a little sorry about that but I also...
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Sue Felshin
yuoitrew
Feb 5, 2008 6:27 pm
... I see it the exact opposite way: that it offers a compelling reason why Concord must take the lead in developing "our share" of housing and other...
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deborahbier
Feb 5, 2008 6:31 pm
... Julie, I do feel it's far better to have opportunities to be informed than not. So I'm not unhappy that you posted the link. I think it was useful, at...
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Sue Felshin
yuoitrew
Feb 5, 2008 6:35 pm
... I think that you do not speak for me. I do not agree that this solution is "problematic and dangerous at best". Life is dangerous. There is danger at...
