Stoneham Working to Resolve Tri-Community Bike Path Issues
Before the town enters into a 99-year lease with the MBTA there are some land concerns that Stoneham wants addressed first.
The town of Stoneham anticipates signing a 99-year lease with the MBTA for a parcel of land that starts in Stoneham and runs through Woburn as part of the Tri-Community Bike Path, but not before some concerns Town Administrator David Ragucci has regarding the area in question are addressed. "The town of Stoneham has a lease with the MBTA for the parcel of land that starts at Maple (Street) and goes through Woburn which is part of the bike path," Ragucci said following Tuesday night's Selectmen's session. "Over time there has been fill placed there by somebody. When the engineers went to look at that section, the grade now is not conducive for a bike path; it's just too steep. "So, somebody is going to have to take some of that dirt out of …
A Wilson
11:07 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012
Hello Mark - you raise a common question. There are 5 or 6 locations along the trail that are now being used by business including the Property west of Pomworth St. Most have current leases from the town that expire in 2014 or when the Greenway starys construction, now scheduled for 2015. The business using the trail in the Pomworth St location include Dale Halchak, Trustee of the Manison Almeida… more ›