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UPPER CHARLES TRAIL COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:05 PM
Room 211, Town Hall, 18 Main St., Hopkinton, MA
MINUTES
Members present: Bob Snyder, Barry Rosenbloom, Ken Parker, Mike Resteghini
Associate members present: David O’Brien
Members absent: John Coutinho, Jeff Barnes, Jane Moran, Eric Sonnett
Town citizens present: Ray Fryer
1. Public comment: None.
2. Status of developing a multi-use path on the south side of Main Street: Deferred until we can
see the minutes of the Board of Selectmen (BOS) meeting at which it was discussed.
3. Trail development plans vis-à-vis other town committees: It has been suggested at CPC
meetings that the dog park would be better sited at Fruit Street. HUCTC members revisited
the usefulness of the dog park to our own mission. In the end, Ken will make his presentation
to the Open Space Committee on 12/3/15 as planned, including the dog park concept.
4. HUCTC request for CPA funds for Hughes property improvements: Ken talked through his
spread sheets that show dog park/trail improvement costs at approximately $100K. That will
be the requested amount at the 12/10/15 CPC meeting. Ken noted that the Parks and Rec.
committee strongly supported this plan at their 11/23/15 meeting.
5. CPC application for East Main Street property: Ken has talked to the Town Manager,
Norman Khumalo. Norman will be the negotiator for this purchase.
6. Community outreach meeting planning: Ken narrated his maps that are superimposed on the
town plot plans of the southern Hayden Rowe area. HUCTC members discussed the level of
detail in the maps with regard to their effectiveness in conveying the overall trail “vision”. A
discussion ensued that resulted in an agreement to spend the next meeting creating a
management summary of the HUCTC phase 1 development plan. Dave stressed the
importance of having a document that viably communicates our plans. The initial audience
for this document is thought to be the BOS. Ken again stressed the need to identify
undeveloped but planned-to-be-developed properties and to be proactive with the prospective
developers to get the trails, easements, etc. that we want for the purpose of making the town
walking and biking friendly.
7. Friends of HUCTC status: Ray noted that he hasn’t yet had any significant response to his
outreaches. Some brainstorming followed.
8. Draft minutes of the 11/18/15 meeting: Approved unanimously.
9. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.
Approved: December 16, 2015
Documents used at the meeting:
Meeting agenda
Draft minutes of the 11/18/15 meeting
Town maps