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UPPER CHARLES TRAIL COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 7:05 PM
Room 211, Town Hall, 18 Main St., Hopkinton, MA
MINUTES
Members present: Bob Snyder, Jeff Barnes, Ken Parker, Jane Moran, Eric Sonnett
Members absent: John Mosher, Mike Resteghini
1. The draft minutes of the 8/7 meeting were unanimously accepted as submitted.
2. Ken noted that he has been unable to reach town officials regarding land acquisition questions
that we have been formulating.
3. Jane moved that we ask the town manager to ascertain the ownership of rail trails in
Hopkinton. The Open Space Committee asked for this clarification when they were asked to
approve an appraisal fee. UCTC members approved this motion unanimously.
4. Eric noted the importance of the UCTC coming up with a budget for their expected outlays for
the year ahead. Eric then moved that we ask the town manager to explain to us the process for
establishing a UCTC budget, including the time lines for the 2013/14 fiscal year. We expect to
interact with Town Manager, Open Space, Community Preservation, Planning Board and
Appropriations during the budget process. This motion was approved unanimously.
5. Bob reported what he had learned from Reno DeLuzio of Milford about their 501c3 mission
and strategy. Milford formed the 501c3 early in the process, separated it fully from the trail
development committee, and dedicated the funds to trail maintenance. Their 501c3 has never
been used to fund land acquisition for trails.
6. Eric suggested that we need to come up with a master plan, end-to-end, for the Hopkinton
piece of the UCT. We need to define the scope of the work for this master plan, hopefully
leading to the formulation of a comprehensive budget. All members agreed. Jeff will deliver a set
of goals to this end at our next meeting.
7. Ken will represent the UCTC, with maps, at Polyarts on September 28.
8. Ken reported that the wetlands around Legacy Farms have been delineated. Legacy will
specify ancillary (not bicycle) trails in the coming months.
9. Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM.
Approved: 9/18/13
Documents used at the meeting:
Meeting agenda
Draft Minutes of 8/7/13 meeting