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Open Space - July 28, 2015

Open Space Committee · Source meeting date: 2015-07-28 · Record 47288

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Minutes 
 
Open Space Committee Meeting of July 28, 2015 
 
 
On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 the Open Space Committee met at 4pm at the Canton 
Library Conference Room. 
 
Attending: Lisa Lopez (representing CCPC), Alan Leary (citizen representative), 
Marilyn Curran (citizen representative) 
 
Absent: Carl Lavin (Con Com representative), Fred Fairfield (citizen representative), 
Tori McLain (Planning Board representative), Parks & Recreation representative 
 
 
1.Lisa Lopez had been asked by the Board of Selectmen to convene the first 
 
Committee meeting, after which the Committee leadership would be chosen 
by the Committee. She described the role of this temporary Committee as 
providing input to the permanent Paul Revere Commission regarding (i) how 
will the Open Space which part of the Revere Heritage Park be used by the 
public, and (ii) what characteristics or amenities of the Open Space should be 
considered, to optimize these expected public use experiences. 
Consideration should be given to issues relating to green space, waterways, 
trails and walk ways, as well as active and passive recreation and/or 
education. 
 
2.Ms. Lopez described the expected process to engage the public , whereby 
 
Committee input would be shared with the Developer’s landscape architect 
who will develop various alternate landscape plans for the Open Space. 
These plans will then be shared with the Canton public who will be asked to 
provide input and feedback. Ideally, the plan to be adopted will be the result 
of a collaborative process between the landscape architect, the Committee, 
the Revere Commission and the Board of Selectmen to whom the 
Commission reports. Ms. Lopez distributed to the Committee the sections of 
the Plymouth Rubber Development Agreement that pertain to the Open 
Space, including the allocated budget to be funded by the Developer. The 
budget of $130,000 includes the landscape architect design fee. The expense 
of grading, seeding and irrigation will be borne by the Developer and is not 
part of the $130,000 budget for Open Space. 
 
3.The Committee decided to defer electing Committee leadership because 
 
there was not a quorum. (One committee member was in the hospital, two 
others were unavailable, and Parks & Recreation had not yet chosen its 
representative.)

4.Ms. Lopez will reach out to the Developer for an update on the engagement of 
 
the landscape architect and try to schedule a next Committee meeting at a 
time the landscape architect can attend. 
 
There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 
5pm. 
 
A true and accurate record: 
 
 
 
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Attest: Lisa Lopez