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UPPER CHARLES TRAIL COMMITTEE
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 7:00 PM
Room 211, Town Hall, 18 Main St., Hopkinton, MA
MINUTES
Members present: Bob Snyder, Eric Sonnett, Mike Resteghini, Barry Rosenbloom, Ken Parker,
Jane Moran
Associate members present: Dave O’Brien
Members absent: Jeff Barnes, John Coutinho, Gary Trendel
Citizens present: Reno DeLuzio (from Milford), Ray Fryer
1. Public comment: Reno DeLuzio spoke about the development of the Milford segment of the
Upper Charles Trail. He cited the firm that designed the trail. He discussed the cooperation
that they experienced with the Milford Water Company. He also talked about the process of
negotiating and transacting easements. He noted that locating easements in a “setback” area
and using fences liberally, often contributed to a successful outcome of the process. Reno
was the principal overseer of the Milford UCT during the eighteen years that it has been a
work in progress.
2. Conway School final report: Ken mentioned that he wants to improve the annotation on some
of the diagrams in the report. He will ensure that the Hopkinton Library has the final copy of
this report, when UCTC deems it satisfactory.
3. Interfacing with Planning Board, etc.: Ken reminded members to be aware of any town board
meetings that may impact current or future town trails. Legacy Farms North development
planning was offered as a relevant example of a matter that UCTC should be paying attention
to.
4. Neighborhood outreach meetings: The idea of doing a Power Point HCAM presentation was
discussed. This overall discussion led to a general agreement among members of a “Phase 1”
trail segment to which to bring UCTC energy in the near term. This segment would connect
the newly purchased Todaro and Irvine properties on Hayden Rowe Street to EMC Park to
Center Trail to the Hopkinton Town Common. The Center Trail Head to Town Common
segment is analyzed in depth in the Conway School Report.
5. Contacting business owners: It was agreed that Water Fresh Farms should be contacted about
the Phase 1 plan mentioned in the previous item.
6. Draft minutes of 6/17/15 meeting: Approved unanimously.
7. Draft minutes of 8/5/15 meeting: Approved unanimously.
8. The meeting was adjourned at 8:47PM.
Approved: Sept. 16, 2015
Documents used at the meeting:
Meeting agenda
Draft minutes of the 6/17/15 and 8/5/15 meetings