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Minutes of Traffic Study Committee held January 18, 2001 at the Town Hall meeting room 801 
Washington Street, Canton, MA. 
Chairman Ernest Williams called meeting to order at 2:37 PM. 
Present: Ernest Williams, Augustine Decemberele, Ronald Pasquarosa, Peter Bright, Thomas 
Clark, Lisa Grega and Roger Nichols. 
Guest: Frances Clines and David F. Gaughan, D.D.S. 
Minutes: Minutes of meeting held November 16, 2000 were reviewed and a motion was made 
to accept the minutes as written. Voted and passed. 
OLD BUSINESS: Chairman E.Williams requested the committee hear from guest David 
Gaughan. Mr. Gaughan requested that the committee allow the"intersection of Pleasant Street 
and Washington Street return to its original traffic control. He or his wife can not take a left turn 
onto Washington Street to take their children to school. They have to turn right and try to make a 
U turn at First Parish Road or cut across traffic to turn around at the Eliot School. After 
listening to Mr. Gaughan and suggestions from the committee members Chairman E. Williams 
stated that the committee had four options to vote on. 1: Vote to Signalize. 2: Allow a special 
sticker to this resident to allow them to make a left turn during 7 AM and 9 AM. 3: Take no 
action at this time. 4: Revert traffic control back to the way it was. Voted- 1: Signalize, 6 for. 2: 
Sticker, 1 for. 3: No action, 0 for. 4: To return to allow left turn, 2 for. 
Ernest Williams gave an up date report on traffic calming project for Cedarcrest Road. Neponset 
Street project awarded by state. Have no starting date at this time. Revere Court Bridge has been 
reconstructed to state recommendation to up grade linut. Spoke on Chapter 90 projects listed for 
work in year 2001. Roger Nichols gave up date on the Route 138 intersections at Washington 
Street and Randolph Street as well as the Route 138 corridor. Canton Center revitalization. 
Roger spoke about designs and who would pay for them? 
NEW BUSINESS: Ernest Williams informed comm-nittee of a request by Selectmen to make 
Beaumont Street a two way street again and that this request has been done. Contractor 
requested the town close it again because they plan on returning to work on the bridge. Request 
to have street marking done twice a year in the center. Talked about Town hall traffic plan. E. 
Williams suggest a letter be sent to the state about the replacement of the High Street Bridge. 
Especially since it caught fire. 
Being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn. Time: 3:27 PM. 
Next meeting is scheduled for February 15, 2001 at 2:30 PM in the Town Hall meeting room at 
801 Washington Street, Canton. 
Respectively Submitted 
Ronald Pasquarosa 
FEB 13 2001