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Public Works Subcommittee Meeting Thursday, October 10, 2024 Harvey Hearing Room Present: Councilor Suzanne Swope, chair (SS), Councilor Max Tassinari (MT), Councilor Hannah Belcher, ex officio (HB), Director Steve Calla, DPW (SC) Absent: Councilor Rob DeMarco Members of the public: Gina Edgett (76 Summit Ave, P6), Bill Edgett (76 Summit Ave, P6), Charlie Scott (70 Summit Ave, P6), Barbara Flockhart (P6), Eugene Kucinski (EK) *************************** 5:33 - Call to Order Public Comment: EK: Representing Edgetts; property has been in the family since the 1960s, Gina & Bill took ownership in 2020. 5’ of 10’ strip of land belongs to Edgetts, the other 5’ belongs to 70 Summit (C.Scott). No lights, poor/dangerous conditions, have had to call police for loitering/drug use; Want to turn part of space into driveway between houses (would require removal of a tree) Gina Edgett (60 Summit): have supplied town will all requested docs/scope of work/plans/etc.; street has seen increase in number of condos, etc. resulting in increased number of cars MT: What do neighbors on Sagamore think? EK: have not had correspondence with them MT: Cannot release right of way for HALF of a pathway; would need to do full path (Summit to Sagamore) SC: Concerned about cutting path in half and creating ‘alcove’; could exacerbate loitering, etc. MT: What is the town responsible for in regards to the state of the property if returned? SC: Would have to check with Town Attorney, but likely need to restore to ‘original condition’ SS: What would it cost to restore pathway to safe/compliant status? SC: would need to go to bid, so difficult to say. Half of path alone would be >$50K MT: What would ongoing cost of maintenance be? SC: to restore fully Summit to Sagamore, approx. $120-$150K (stair removal, rapport stairs, railings, lights, etc.); need to determine if land needs to be restored before it is given back EK: Client will incur cost of restoration for their portion of the right of way Charlie Scott (70 Summit): lived there since 1951; town has not unkept walkway in past 20-30 years; installed motion sensor lights; disagree with Calla about concerns of creating ‘alcove’; stairs are incredibly unsafe and town is liable for disrepair and long term maintenance SC: Entirety of walkway needs restoration SS: Need to identify estimate for restoration and source of funds Barbara Flockhart (P4): Do not need to include pathway from Hutchinson to Crest in this renovation MT: Would need to restore FULL pathway that town is responsible for HB: Two separate issues - this Summit Ave. path, and how to handle these public ways as a whole SS: Will need to talk to town attorney to see how to handle disposition of rights of way SC: Reminder that even if right of way is dissolved, permits and/or a variance will still need to be applied for to create the intended driveway between properties *Please see attached spreadsheet regarding the public ways in town and their status* 6:32 - motion to adjourn by MT, 2nd by SS, unanimously approved ********************** SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - Inventory & Description of Public Ways, prepared by S. Calla, Director of DPW