HomeMy WebLinkAboutRight-of-Way Agenda August 16, 2011_201402041508410273ROADS & RIGHT OF WAY COMMITTEE AGENDA
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Meeting to be held at 4:00 p.m. at 2 Fairgrounds Road
1. Approval of Minutes from July 19, 2011.
2. Mike Burns to discuss existing plans for sidewalks, regulations, requirements,
procedures, process and funding sources for sidewalk improvement projects.
3. Outline and discussion: A Plan for the Improvement of Sidewalks and Pedestrian
ways in Nantucket Town.
4. Public Way Monument list and map, next steps.
5. Old, New and Other business including possible discussion of items on the
attached Projects and Issues List.
6. Adjourn.
The Nantucket Sidewalk Survey is a project of the Roads & ROW Committee intended
to:
1. Identify and map existing public sidewalks in the Town of Nantucket
(Indicate width, surface and condition)
2. Roads & ROW Committee will review data with Planning Director and
Transportation Planner and will make recommendations to the BOS/CC
regarding:
A. Gaps in existing sidewalk sections (i.e. Pleasant St., Prospect St. and
Quaker Rd.)
B. Safety recommendations
C. Cost estimates
D. A plan for improving pedestrian access via sidewalks throughout Town
E. Coordination of grant application for possible CPC funding of project
F. Work with the Nantucket Town Association to develop project
G. Discussion of parking on sidewalks
H. Encroachments on Public Ways and Enforcement of by-laws
I. Divide Town into cohesive sections and prioritize problem areas
Next meeting: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 4:00 p.m. at 2 Fairgrounds Rd.
R&ROW Committee Outstanding Projects and Issues Priority List:
First Way Pedestrian/Bike Access and Road Improvement Project
Public Way marking project: Publish Map with locations of new and old monuments
Pedestrian/bike path linking Prospect Street path to Madaket Bike route via Mill Hill
Update Priority Takings List and process used to evaluate priority for takings
A Plan for the Establishment of a Nantucket Greenway and Footpath System
Footpath from Washington St. Ext. to Orange Street Improvement Project
Surfside paper road/abutters way takings
Spruce Street, viewing platform/boardwalk to East Creek Road
East Creek Road layout
Public cemetery access and maintenance plan
Oversight of maintenance West Chester St. Ext., Crooked Lane and Cathcart Road
Publication of “A History of Roads and Ways”
Chapter 91 Public Access License Enforcement: Harbors Plan Implementation Com.
Mill Hill Project: Map of trails and public property, status of public use
Completed projects needing implementation and follow up:
Access to Sconset Footpath, maintenance and signage
ROW Improvement Plan follow-up and implementation
Miller Lane footpath: Property transferred to the Land Bank
Vision/Mission Statement, Roads & Right of Way Committee
The vision of the Nantucket Roads and Right of Way Committee is to preserve access to
Nantucket’s public and private lands, including our harbors, coastline, ponds, moors,
conservation lands and historical sites. Access is one of the greatest gifts the Town of
Nantucket can protect for our current and future citizens.
Our Mission is to review any issues concerning the status of access over public and
private roads, rights of way, abutters ways, proprietors roads, footpaths and any other
ways throughout Nantucket County, and to make recommendations to the Board of
Selectmen/County Commissioners to ensure and improve public access over them.