HomeMy WebLinkAboutComment Ann Canedy Letter to Conservation Re Audubon Access Trail Committee Members
Ann Canedy – Chair Farley Lewis – Vice Chair
Elissa Crowley Steve Gould Elizabeth Lewis Phyllis Miller Tracey Pratt Douglas Payson Anne Rowland
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Rachael Toolas – Administrative Assistant – rachael.toolas@town.barnstable.ma.us
March 10, 2023
Mr. Tom Lee
Conservation Commission
Re: Notice of Intent- Mass Audubon All Access Trail-March 14, 2023
Dear Mr. Lee and Members of the Conservation Commission:
I am writing as Chair of the Land Acquisition and Preservation Committee (LAPC). One of LAPC’s charges is to help promote the trail system within the Town of Barnstable.
On July 11, 2022, Ian Ives, Director of Mass Audubon Long Pasture Sanctuary, described the Audubon’s vision for an All Access Trail at the Long Pasture site. As I am sure everyone is
aware, one of the silver linings of COVID was that more people were introduced to the pleasures of open air and open space. The trail system within the Commonwealth and within the Town
of Barnstable became and continue to be well-traveled. As more people accessed the trails, the more obvious became the need to broaden this access to a wider population. Promotion
of All Access Trails is one effort to meet this growing demand.
LAPC members were impressed by Mr. Ives’s presentation and voted unanimously to support his efforts by recommending approval to the Conservation Commission.
Respectfully,
Ann Canedy,
Chair, Land Acquisition and Preservation Committee
CC: Ian Ives, Long Pasture
Planning and Development Department ∙ Elizabeth Jenkins – Director ∙ 367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: 508-862-4785 Fax: 508-862-4784
Town of Barnstable
Land Acquisition and Preservation Committee
www.town.barnstable.ma.us/LandAcquisitionandPreservation