I proposed a Community Preservation Act project that was initially approved, but then got tabled. If elected, I hope to push forward with this. Here's a description, and linked here are more details:
Detailed description
PowerPoint presentation
In this project, the City of Somerville will:
1. Contract with a consultant who will study historical and current maps, deeds, assessors’ data, current open space uses, and neighborhood demographics to identify locations and legal mechanisms by which the City can: a. reclaim and find uses for remnant spaces for purposes such as pedestrian paths across blocks, picnic areas, tot-lots, community gardens, off-leash dog areas, and other public uses and/or b. permit private property owners to develop their land as permanently public and accessible open space; and
2. Test the feasibility of repurposing remnant spaces by completing an engineering and schematic design for the development of pedestrian paths through the wooded area below Corbett McKenna playground.
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