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Waveney Park Conservancy presents Merritt Parkway trail redesign; seeks town feedback
Summary
The Waveney Park Conservancy presented a staged plan by Heritage Landscapes to reduce sight and sound impacts from the Merritt Parkway along the park's southern trail, outlined design tools and constraints, and described a funding and outreach timetable that could move construction into 2027 if the town and donors commit.
The Waveney Park Conservancy on Tuesday presented a design plan for the park's trail along the Merritt Parkway that would expand historic earthen berms, add stone layback walls and selective narrow barriers, and move parts of the trail inland to reduce visual and noise impacts for visitors.
The conservancy said it is not requesting town funds at this time but wants town bodies and residents to review the draft plan and provide feedback. "My name is Fel Hertig. I'm the chair of the Waveney Park Conservancy," Hertig said at the start of the presentation. Michelle Kukenen, the conservancy's executive director, noted the group has completed topographical, wetland and tree-inventory studies to inform Heritage Landscapes' schematic design.
Heritage Landscapes, the consulting firm the conservancy selected, tested a toolkit of mitigation techniques drawn from historic Olmsted-style park practice: extending earthen berms where possible, building layback stone walls in places where berms are infeasible, and using narrow, hard barriers only as a last resort in…
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