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The Acton Free Wednesday July IS want sidewalks Lack of notification irked Meadvale residents Im surprised we Hopped It spoke Eric ljiteh IB Ave reflardlnR the sidewalk hulled approximately hours approved by r Public Works Committee of ihe Acton Council In scries of private in the Free Press spoke with residents of Meadvale and n smattering of Ihoso living on ltd con fnlc f sidewalk halted ft was barely begun and of sidewalks in general In Acton h senior subdivision No notification Mr Lynch no id lie and his neighbors had no prior knowledge Ihc sidewalk cut tlnu In front of their hornet and approached council to discuss it not to raise an objection to it MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ARTISTS Elizabeth and Martha hold 10 kinds of arts and crafts classes in a pleasant country setting on their Nassagaweya farm Two days of relaxed but intensive personal instruction are offered to their students We want sidewalks said Lynch It was the lack of not cut I on they objected to previous week Mr lynili had noticed some activity on the part of surveyors and engineers In front of his home so ho con tailed the town office lo learn what he could about It Deputy clerk Hugh was unable lo give enough In formation so he was referred to clerk administrator Grant Usher Dissatisfied with Mr Ushers response Lynch made an appointment lo speak lie fore council Had received a reasonable explanation from the town office I I have one before mum staled Mr Lynch Cheaper rote A public works and committee meeting Monday July hastily deemed toko advantage of the prostate of Montcgo Construction the which had Just laid sidewalks on Main St or the sidewalks for a belter rate The first notification Ave residents received was early Tuesday morning when the crew cut through town nod in front of two houses belonging to Lynch and Gerald from work that evening were angry because they bud not been told sidewalks were he laid prior to the commencement of con mi filed com plaints with the town office and Mayor but It was learned only Lynch could speak before council Itinl evening because he had made an earlier ap point Inlrrrsl group Residents accompanied him us an Interest group Lynch Ml the July II tree misrepresented the residents because It led the render In believe the homeowners were an organized delegation set against sidewalks After coring for town property during tbclr tenure residence homeowners felt limy should some notice sidewalks wore In the planning singes It would have given them time to prepare for It Mr was particularly because he lost about loo bulbs in a rockery bridging own land and his own been able lo save Ihem hud he received prior notice The sidewalk route would also have called for the of some resldints trees on own land Another question of asphalt driveways was raised llcNldt fell by residents did not have proper nt to cut through the asphalt without destroying Ihc continuity of the lent ton lit stating the were on the other of the road and it was fell the wist side would be the stated the flow of pedestrian traffic particularly most often walk on the i side of the so they did not have cross the mail to get to the crossing guard fell It was to construct a sidewalk which would ftcd the St plaza area with Its high of traffic Avoid plnia They Toll It would Ik- r if sidewalk were on the other side of road lo lead directly to Queen SI crosswalk tare of the gulleys lining ihe road was another resldints question since there would not be It finite boundary between the citizens property and the edge of the road Many residents lom liy gulleys could not he fillidiolo accommodate the sidewalk There are storm sewers along Ave Residents of Avenues west side lynch Scull Mrs Mel Cathy Munday and Mary nil agree subdivision should have sidewalks if they are properly innslruilid with advance notice All Git ilea residents polled by the Press slated they fell sidewalks are needed In the Islon Itesidinl of the ost side of Ave Dlune Gibson slated the sidewalk should bo constructed on both sides this east side or not all She felt It would Ik- a good Idea fill in the and allow the street lamps to overhang the Street lamps are situated on the east side of the Change heads Jim a construction worker and resident of the side of the strict said the I dew a Ik should haw held rue to Its original He frit with the si Ices on his side and a change In street lamp heads for belter light the west side of the road would lie best for the innslructlon of Die IUh neighbor Aln felt sidewalks would be a good thing for subdivision hut said this If i Board to keep nine assistant superintendents superintendents of are reduced lo nine this fall and that figure Is exactly what Ho I ton Con Hoard of wants A move at Thursdays board mi cling lo further cut the of assistant supcrln to in ItwHduNii year 1 vote Trust Tony Goodyear sparked unsuccessful movement to further reduce the number holding that position He said he felt tin- principals are taking over more and more stuff supervision work from the superintendents midyear also claimed the men ure spending one third of their lime on clerical duliis and liny should Ik- freed from that work so could spend more lime at meetings and visiting schools going nowhere He would like to sidewalks eventually con lo the Churchill Hie sidewalk Is pari of town budget this year I own clerk rant said It has en hailed for the tlmo being but has not been stopped side of the road to meet longflctd ltd Ibis yinr 1ongfirtit lngficld ltd extension Is expected run between Mi and ltd on the side of the street next Mary against this Mating always keep to tin i list side of the road when walking and from scliool She field would he dungirous to route across ltd a with no slop signs I and many people Inline there is a rniiu of hierarchy lold lbs slab meals wire disputed several per Dindor of filiation Jim Singleton said tiny don a third of lime on work and truslie said If Mr or could figure out how to frte from paper work hi make a pile of money Sltigtiloii said the board should try the system with nine assistant superintendents More redutes the We would like to try It for a year he said Hie Ixiard agreed and voted lawn Goodyear motion to reduce number to six during peak periods In traffic It would moke more sense she feels to children cross Ave at the stop sign and have them continue the trip on Rust She also pointed out there la no illumination at ihe corner of and make crossing safer No preparation The first homes were ready for occupancy In lOW At that time the was not required to Install curbs sidewalks or storms sewers no adequate pre pnratiiins were made to module them Now the town council and planning committees will have to burn to adapt In this lack of preparation and lay the sidewalks as well as possible Steer This Way See JIM WALSH and Save and GAS Baz Motors Ltd WHO DOES IT Read the Real Estate Market a meeting place for Buyers and Sellers