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School Committee Notebook: Jan. 11, 2008
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January 11, 2008 11:59 AM
By Jeff Gilbride/Daily News staff
Fri Jan 11, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
Daily News Tribune
WALTHAM -
Trail through school grounds
The Waltham Land Trust went before the School Committee on Wednesday to ask for its blessing to allow it to develop the Chester Brook Trail Project. The board gave its OK.
"It has some impact on (Waltham High) school property," Marc Rudnick, Land Committee chairman for the Waltham Land Trust, told the School Committee. "We're looking for cooperation and permission to maintain these trails. We are not looking for funding."
Last year, the Waltham Land Trust began work on the Chester Brook Trail Project, an effort to restore a wooded area which extends through Waltham, Lexington and Belmont.
The land trust proposes to improve access to existing green space in Waltham by establishing a walking trail that will link Shady's Pond and Storer Conservation Area, Waltham's only two designated conservation areas, beginning at Northeast Elementary School.
"I really would hope it's not something that's a major disturbance for the school system," Rudnick said, adding that the trails would be suitable for the high school's cross country team to utilize.
According to Rudnick, volunteers will provide labor, working under experienced trail-builders. The trust also hopes to involve Waltham students in trail building and maintenance as well.
The project will benefit both the school and the city. The trails the trust proposes to maintain already exist and range from well-groomed to abused and neglected, according to Rudnick.
The trail connections will provide high school students and staff a designed foot path to conservation areas. Cross country runners and skiers could also use an expanded trail system with safer trails.
According to Rudnick, the land trust plans to take advantage of the winter months to move the project forward on whatever parcels they can. Rudnick asked to include the land parcels of the project that fall with in the school property during their winterwork.
The School Committee agreed to Rudnick's plan and wished the land trust luck moving forward.
Jeff Gilbride can be reached at 781-398-8005 or at jgilbrid@cnc.com
Fri Jan 11, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
Daily News Tribune
WALTHAM -
Trail through school grounds
The Waltham Land Trust went before the School Committee on Wednesday to ask for its blessing to allow it to develop the Chester Brook Trail Project. The board gave its OK.
"It has some impact on (Waltham High) school property," Marc Rudnick, Land Committee chairman for the Waltham Land Trust, told the School Committee. "We're looking for cooperation and permission to maintain these trails. We are not looking for funding."
Last year, the Waltham Land Trust began work on the Chester Brook Trail Project, an effort to restore a wooded area which extends through Waltham, Lexington and Belmont.
The land trust proposes to improve access to existing green space in Waltham by establishing a walking trail that will link Shady's Pond and Storer Conservation Area, Waltham's only two designated conservation areas, beginning at Northeast Elementary School.
"I really would hope it's not something that's a major disturbance for the school system," Rudnick said, adding that the trails would be suitable for the high school's cross country team to utilize.
According to Rudnick, volunteers will provide labor, working under experienced trail-builders. The trust also hopes to involve Waltham students in trail building and maintenance as well.
The project will benefit both the school and the city. The trails the trust proposes to maintain already exist and range from well-groomed to abused and neglected, according to Rudnick.
The trail connections will provide high school students and staff a designed foot path to conservation areas. Cross country runners and skiers could also use an expanded trail system with safer trails.
According to Rudnick, the land trust plans to take advantage of the winter months to move the project forward on whatever parcels they can. Rudnick asked to include the land parcels of the project that fall with in the school property during their winterwork.
The School Committee agreed to Rudnick's plan and wished the land trust luck moving forward.
Jeff Gilbride can be reached at 781-398-8005 or at jgilbrid@cnc.com
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