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Minutes of Traffic Study Committee held March 23, 2000 at the Eliot Building 1492 Washington 
Street, Canton, MA. 
Chairman Ernest Williams called meeting to order at 2:37 PM. 
Present: Ronald Pasquarosa, Roger Nicholas, Augustine DeCembrele, Thomas Clark, Frank 
LaBolletta, Peter Bright and Roger Nichols. 
Guest Mrs. Frances Clines. 
NEW BUSINESS: Chairman Williams spoke on sidewalk requests. Informed the committee that 
the Engineering Division was working on setting up a program to evaluate conditions of all 
sidewalks in the Town of Canton. Request for new sidewalks would be part of this program. 
Request for a sidewalk is built on Farm Street and Norfolk Street. Suggestion to paint a 
walkibicycle path on Farm Street. Example could be seen in the city of Brockton's Field Park. 
Motion was made and seconded to recommend the painting of a walk/bicycle path on Farm Street 
to the Board of Selectmen. Voted and Passed Norfolk Street sidewalk request was postponed 
until a street layout is completed. 
Chapter 90 list of streets to be addressed for 2000 -construction season was issued to members. 
Neponset Street project, at this time looks as if it was on hold. No bid has been put out at this 
date. Request for a sidewalk to be included with project to go under viaduct by the ADA 
Committee when construction is done was voted down because of the width of the viaduct 
opening. Committee felt that it would be too dangerous for walking etc. pedestrians. 
NO LEFT TURN from Pleasant Street onto Washington Street was discussed and what the 
committee felt was going to happen causing different problems, Problems will be traffic that will 
be forced to narrow streets and truck traffic being forced to go through the center. 
Committee discussed the issue of the Greenlodge dead end parking. Roger Nichols made the 
motion that the Traffic Study Committee requests the M.B.T.A. notify the Town of their plans in 
advance. Voted and passed. 
The blocking off of the dead end of Royal Street was explained. Letter was read with request to 
install NO PARKING signs in front of number 360 Neponset Street. After a short discussion a 
motion was made and seconded to recommend these signs be put in place. Voted and passed 
Peter Bright spoke about parking at the Dean S. Luce School. The committee requests that 
Superintendent Brown and or a representative attend the Traffic Studies meeting April 20`x' to 
answer questions. 
Frank LaBolletta request that the police department continue to monitor burned out streetlights. 
Roger Nichols informed the committee of articles passed by the Federal Legislative Committee. 
Minutes: Minutes of meeting held January 20, 2000 were reviewed and a motion was made to 
accept the minutes as read. Voted and passed. February 24, 2000 meeting was cancelled. 
OLD BUSINESS: Ernest Williams spoke on the complaints received in the past and updated the 
committee of plans being worked on. Read complaints. Spoke on Consultant Firm to address 
Cedarcrest Road traffic calming. Route 138 update. 
Being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn. Time: 4:03 PM. 
Next meeting is scheduled for April 22, 2000 at 2:30 PM in the Eliot Building 1492 Washington 
Street, Canton. 
Respectively S4tsmit1ed 
Ronald Pasgi4Arpsa