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Committee reviews $32,280 request to design restoration of Shattuck Park stone wall
Summary
Town staff proposed hiring a landscape architect, with arborist and engineering review as needed, to design an in‑kind restoration of a 580-foot historic stone wall at Shattuck Park; the request ($32,280 including 20% contingency) would produce design documents, cost estimates and bid specs and include neighborhood outreach.
Michael Rosen, assistant general manager, presented a proposal for a feasibility/design engagement to evaluate and prepare bid-ready documents to restore a failing historic stone wall along the Shattuck Park perimeter.
"We're seeking $32,280 that has a 20% contingency built into it," Rosen said, describing a project scope that includes a landscape architect, arborist review to determine whether adjacent trees can remain, and possible engineering review to confirm structural requirements and sidewalk alignment. He said the wall runs approximately 580 feet along Winter Street and Bellevue Avenue and has suffered stone loss and damage from tree roots.
Committee members debated language and scope: several urged that the warrant language specify "wall" and favor the term "design" rather than the vaguer word "study" to better reflect deliverables (design, bid specs and cost estimates). Members also emphasized early engagement with abutting neighbors and the historical commission and asked staff to coordinate a recommended storage and outreach approach for Town Meeting materials.
Rosen and DPW representatives said the intent is an in‑kind reconstruction that preserves historic character; work would produce permit‑ready documents and options that can be costed for a future capital or CPA construction request.
