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Framingham conservation staff seek design funds to finish Carroll Getchell Trail middle section
Summary
City staff and conservation advocates asked the Community Preservation Committee for design funding to complete the middle section of the Carroll Getchell nature trail, citing existing grants and private gifts and noting an unrecorded easement and high construction costs if stairs remain in the plan.
Framingham conservation and planning staff asked the Community Preservation Committee on Feb. 24 to approve funds to design the middle section of the Carroll Getchell nature trail, saying state grants and private donations have already covered parts of the trail but an unrecorded easement and stair structures increase costs.
The design request matters because it would bridge a roughly 1,833-linear-foot gap between the already-funded north and south sections and make the entire trail accessible, presenters said.
"We have a contractor who's actually gonna start the Carroll Getchell Trail this spring," said Sarkin, director of planning and community development, noting the contractor is the same firm working on Walnut Street. Sarkin and Rebecca Nauer, the city's conservation…
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