http://www.state.ma.us/mhd/pubhrng/everett.htm

The work under this project consists of full depth reconstruction of
Broadway from the Malden city line to Ferry Street. This work includes
removal of buried railroad track, drainage modifications, sidewalk
reconstruction, ADA/AAB compliant wheelchair ramps, and new roadway
pavement. The existing roadway and sidewalk width will generally
remain the same. In addition, the project includes traffic signals and
minor geometry improvements at nine intersections along Broadway.

Thanks for the update - I will see that a Bike to the Sea rep is there.  This
is one commuter route into Boston.

Steve Winslow
Malden

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Another important group to get on board with the concept: disability
rights groups.

If there are any questions about ADA/Wheelchair accessibility,
surface, etc, we want to work closely with these groups.  Costs could
rise dramatically if the strictest interpretation of the ADA rules are
used for the dam crossing.

Who are the important contacts in Everett & Somerville for these folks?

               -Bryce

See Agenda below please contact me with any changes or requests

	 Mystic Crossing Committee Meeting Agenda
	 December 3, 2003
	 Everett City Hall- Keverian Room

	 1) Welcome and Introductions (T.O'Brien and Group) 5 minutes
				 * Goal of Meeting
				 * Timeline
				 * Recording

	 2) Brief slideshow (P.Johnston) 10 minutes

	 3) Mission Statement: Who we are and what we are trying to
achieve (T. O'Brien and Group) 20 minutes
			 * Advocacy?
			 * Funding Identification and Solicitation?
			 * Project Management?
			 * Role of Municipalities?

	 4) Review list of current supporters. Who's missing? (T.O'Brien
and Group) 10 Minutes
			 * Brainstorm who should be added
			 * Solicit volunteers to contact them

	 5) Discussion of potential opponents or barriers (T.OBrien and
Group) 10 Minutes

	 6) Next Steps (T.O'Brien and Group) 15 minutes
			 * Subcommittees?
			 * Advocacy
			 * Goals for Next Meeting
			 * Next Meeting


Stuart O'Brien
Transportation and Long Range Planning
Office of Housing and Community Development
City of Somerville
617.625.6600 x2526
sobrien@...

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I assume this was already covered in the meeting tonight, but I will be at
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and I can raise the issue with him to cover this end.....

Lisa Brukilacchio

-----Original Message-----
From: bryce_nesbitt [mailto:bryce1@...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:38 AM
To: MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MysticCrossing] Disability rights groups


Another important group to get on board with the concept: disability
rights groups.

If there are any questions about ADA/Wheelchair accessibility,
surface, etc, we want to work closely with these groups.  Costs could
rise dramatically if the strictest interpretation of the ADA rules are
used for the dam crossing.

Who are the important contacts in Everett & Somerville for these folks?

               -Bryce



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Please see the following message from Brad Chase at DMF.  Also see
the letter from DMF to MDC below regarding a unilateral decision by
MDC to lower the Mystic during the spawning season:

Todd,

We have discussed fish passage at the Earhart Dam with the MDC/DCR
recently but have not reached the point of setting specific locking
protocols for river herring passage.  The dam was built with a
fishway about 1967.  The dam marked the end of the Mystic River
estuary.  Smelt and possibly other anadromous species were lost from
the river within ten years.  Alewife have survived and continue to
have a relatively strong run in the Mystic River.  The fishway was a
poor design for the situation and had immediate operational
problems.  This was of little consequence since the dam operators
have always kept an eye out for alewives at the dam and locked them
through.  This agreement between DMF and MDC goes back decades.  I
think this is what Nick Winter agreed to do in recent discussions
with the MRWA.

I have recently visited the dam and met with Bill Gode of DCR to
discuss the potential for improving passage for other species.  These
discussions have taken a back seat to the stronger need at the
Charles River.  The Mystic has been drastically altered upstream of
the dam.  There may not be much we can do for other species.  But,
with the changes at DCR it seemed like a good time to open
discussions.  Also, DCR is going ahead with plans to replace the
Mystic Lake dam.  This reconstruction will include a fishway.  We
will work with them on the design and are excited about the chance to
expand that population into the upper lake.

With all that in mind, please include me on communications over
access at the dam.  We are very interested in the fish passage and
sport fishing access component.  As the regional sportfish biologist
I know all the leadership in the region who may want to participate.

Thanks, Brad.



April 23, 2002

Mr. David Balfour, Commissioner
Metropolitan District Commission
Charles River Dam
250 Warren Ave.
Charlestown, MA  02129

Re: Wellington-Mystic Yacht Club

Dear Mr. Balfour:

	 In the interest of improving communication between state
agencies, the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) offers the following
comments with regards to water flow manipulations in the Mystic
River.  This past weekend, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC)
used the flood control locks at the Amelia Earhart Dam to draw down
river water to assist the Wellington-Mystic Yacht Club repair their
boat ramp.  We received a large number of calls on this activity and
sent staff out to observe the effects of the drawdown on April 16th.

	 Our main concerns relate to the health of the anadromous
alewife run in the Mystic River and the lack of communication between
MDC and DMF regarding this process.  In this particular instance,
relative to the passage of alewives in the Mystic River, it is
probably better that the work was completed now rather than putting
it off for a few weeks.  Large numbers of alewives typically
don't
run until later in April.  However, we are concerned about the
substantial amount of exposed freshwater habitat upstream of the dam
and the apparent absence of appropriate environmental review at the
state and federal level.  If this activity had occurred during a warm
spell a few weeks from now, the potential would exist for high adult
alewife mortality as dissolved oxygen levels decreased in the shallow
pools.

In the future, we request that the MDC consult with DMF prior to
conducting Mystic River manipulations that do not involve flood
control.  We are most concerned with adult alewife passage and
spawning during the spring and the outward migration of juveniles in
the summer and fall.  Careful planning must be done from April
through October to avoid a situation where a large number of adults
or juveniles are subject to stranding or degraded water quality due
to poorly timed river drawdown.

	 We look forward to working with your staff to improve lines
of communication and seek to enhance our existing resources in the
Mystic River.


Sincerely,

Paul Diodati
Director

Cc: Samantha Overton, MDC
	 Paul Dipietro, MDC
Nick Winter, MDC
Mark Dolittle, MDC
Eric Hutchins, NMFS
Karen Adams, ACOE
Vern Lang, USFWS, Concord, NH
Karl Pastore, Boston Harbor Watershed Team, EOEA
Todd Callaghan, CZM
Richard Keller, DFW
Caleb Slater, DFW
Grace Perez, Mystic River Watershed Association
Medford Conservation Commission
Chase, Brady, & Malkoski, DMF

Hi All,

As some of you know, my speciality is "fishes."  Brad, Todd, etc., please
call me if there is anything specific I can do to help with getting better
fish passage on the lower Mystic!

Anne

-----Original Message-----
From: tcallag9469 [mailto:tcallag9469@...]
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:04 AM
To: MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MysticCrossing] DMF interested


Please see the following message from Brad Chase at DMF.  Also see
the letter from DMF to MDC below regarding a unilateral decision by
MDC to lower the Mystic during the spawning season:

Todd,

We have discussed fish passage at the Earhart Dam with the MDC/DCR
recently but have not reached the point of setting specific locking
protocols for river herring passage.  The dam was built with a
fishway about 1967.  The dam marked the end of the Mystic River
estuary.  Smelt and possibly other anadromous species were lost from
the river within ten years.  Alewife have survived and continue to
have a relatively strong run in the Mystic River.  The fishway was a
poor design for the situation and had immediate operational
problems.  This was of little consequence since the dam operators
have always kept an eye out for alewives at the dam and locked them
through.  This agreement between DMF and MDC goes back decades.  I
think this is what Nick Winter agreed to do in recent discussions
with the MRWA.

I have recently visited the dam and met with Bill Gode of DCR to
discuss the potential for improving passage for other species.  These
discussions have taken a back seat to the stronger need at the
Charles River.  The Mystic has been drastically altered upstream of
the dam.  There may not be much we can do for other species.  But,
with the changes at DCR it seemed like a good time to open
discussions.  Also, DCR is going ahead with plans to replace the
Mystic Lake dam.  This reconstruction will include a fishway.  We
will work with them on the design and are excited about the chance to
expand that population into the upper lake.

With all that in mind, please include me on communications over
access at the dam.  We are very interested in the fish passage and
sport fishing access component.  As the regional sportfish biologist
I know all the leadership in the region who may want to participate.

Thanks, Brad.



April 23, 2002

Mr. David Balfour, Commissioner
Metropolitan District Commission
Charles River Dam
250 Warren Ave.
Charlestown, MA  02129

Re: Wellington-Mystic Yacht Club

Dear Mr. Balfour:

	 In the interest of improving communication between state
agencies, the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) offers the following
comments with regards to water flow manipulations in the Mystic
River.  This past weekend, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC)
used the flood control locks at the Amelia Earhart Dam to draw down
river water to assist the Wellington-Mystic Yacht Club repair their
boat ramp.  We received a large number of calls on this activity and
sent staff out to observe the effects of the drawdown on April 16th.

	 Our main concerns relate to the health of the anadromous
alewife run in the Mystic River and the lack of communication between
MDC and DMF regarding this process.  In this particular instance,
relative to the passage of alewives in the Mystic River, it is
probably better that the work was completed now rather than putting
it off for a few weeks.  Large numbers of alewives typically
don't
run until later in April.  However, we are concerned about the
substantial amount of exposed freshwater habitat upstream of the dam
and the apparent absence of appropriate environmental review at the
state and federal level.  If this activity had occurred during a warm
spell a few weeks from now, the potential would exist for high adult
alewife mortality as dissolved oxygen levels decreased in the shallow
pools.

In the future, we request that the MDC consult with DMF prior to
conducting Mystic River manipulations that do not involve flood
control.  We are most concerned with adult alewife passage and
spawning during the spring and the outward migration of juveniles in
the summer and fall.  Careful planning must be done from April
through October to avoid a situation where a large number of adults
or juveniles are subject to stranding or degraded water quality due
to poorly timed river drawdown.

	 We look forward to working with your staff to improve lines
of communication and seek to enhance our existing resources in the
Mystic River.


Sincerely,

Paul Diodati
Director

Cc: Samantha Overton, MDC
	 Paul Dipietro, MDC
Nick Winter, MDC
Mark Dolittle, MDC
Eric Hutchins, NMFS
Karen Adams, ACOE
Vern Lang, USFWS, Concord, NH
Karl Pastore, Boston Harbor Watershed Team, EOEA
Todd Callaghan, CZM
Richard Keller, DFW
Caleb Slater, DFW
Grace Perez, Mystic River Watershed Association
Medford Conservation Commission
Chase, Brady, & Malkoski, DMF





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Everyone please take a look at:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysticCrossing/database

I've started listing organizations that have pledged support for the
Mystic Crossing.  Support may take one of several forms:

    1) Vote (vote of organization was taken)
    2) Letter (they wrote us a letter)
    3) Email (they just sent email saying it was ok)
    4) Verbal (committment via telephone)
    5) "--" (no contact has been made yet)

If you helped recruit an organization, please record the information
in this table.  If you want to volunteer to make a contact, check for
an entry where the type of support is blank "--".

         -Bryce

tcallag9469 wrote:

>Please see the following message from Brad Chase at DMF:
>
>"Also, DCR is going ahead with plans to replace the
>Mystic Lake dam.  This reconstruction will include a fishway.  We
>will work with them on the design and are excited about the chance to
>expand that population into the upper lake."
>
That's an interesting tidbit.  The dam between the Upper and Lower
Mystic lakes is another possible "mystic crossing".

It's 300 feet the short way, but 3 miles the long way because you're not
allowed to use the dam.  The big challenge here is cultural.  Wealthy
homes and a boat club are on one side.  The other side is a parking lot
that attracts people with much lower incomes.

Perhaps the design of the new dam could anticipate a pedestrian
crossing, even if it is not immediately open to the public.

                 -Bryce

Everyone please take a look at:
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I've started listing organizations that have pledged support for the
Mystic Crossing.  Support may take one of several forms:

   1) Vote (vote of organization was taken)
   2) Letter (they wrote us a letter)
   3) Email (they just sent email saying it was ok)
   4) Verbal (committment via telephone)
   5) "--" (no contact has been made yet)

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in this table.  If you want to volunteer to make a contact, check for
an entry where the type of support is blank "--".

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Great!
Would you enter that into the form on:
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysticCrossing/database




Howard Stranger wrote:

>Hi Bryce,
>
>Please a Bike to the Sea to your list of supporters.  The following letter was
written to Commissioner Abbott:
>
>
>BIKE TO THE SEA
>
>Malden, Massachusetts  02148
>
>  November 24, 2003
>
>
>
>Commissioner of Conservation and Recreation
>
>Kathy Abbott
>
>251 Causway Street, Suite 600
>
>Boston, MA  02114
>
>
>
>Dear Commissioner Abbott:
>
>
>
>Bike to the Sea is a non profit organization which promotes bicycle safety and
also has the mission of establishing a multi-purpose trail on the unused Saugus
Branch of the MBTA.
>
>
>
>Our organization enthusiastically endorses the renovation of the exiting
walkway over the Earhart Dam.  Initially this would provide safe easy pedestrian
and bicycle access from Everett to Somerville.  Ultimately when our trail and
other trails are completed, this renovation will add to a network of trails
which will allow access from Lynn to Boston to Bedford.
>
>
>
>It is also our contention that this passage will enhance the travel between
these communities.  It will also add business capital to each city and town
while enhancing the public health through the added opportunity for use of
multi-purpose trails.
>
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>
>
>
>Howard D. Stranger, D.C.
>
>President, Bike To The Sea
>
>
>bryce_nesbitt <bryce1@...> wrote:
>Everyone please take a look at:
>   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysticCrossing/database
>
>I've started listing organizations that have pledged support for the
>Mystic Crossing.  Support may take one of several forms:
>
>   1) Vote (vote of organization was taken)
>   2) Letter (they wrote us a letter)
>   3) Email (they just sent email saying it was ok)
>   4) Verbal (committment via telephone)
>   5) "--" (no contact has been made yet)
>
>If you helped recruit an organization, please record the information
>in this table.  If you want to volunteer to make a contact, check for
>an entry where the type of support is blank "--".
>
>        -Bryce
>
>

~ Massachusetts Harbormasters Association ~
~ Cape & Islands Harbormasters Association ~
~ North Shore Harbormasters Association ~
Mary Jagoda - Sarah Aronoff Kayak Safety Bill Press Release

Localized Press Release
Media Release
Paul Milone, President MHA (Weymouth Harbormaster)
David Fronzuto, President CIHA (Nantucket Harbormaster)
Daniel G. McPherson President NSHA (Beverly Harbormaster)
Contact:

Thomas E. Leach, Corresponding Secretary
Cape & Islands Harbormasters Association

Phone: 508/430-7532
FAX: 508/432-5309
E-Mail: tleach@...

December 1, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Three Harbormasters Associations support Kayak Safety Bill
(Bourne, MA) - The Massachusetts Harbormasters Association and the
Cape Cod & Islands Harbormasters Association at a joint meeting
(11/13/03) at the Bridge Restaurant in Bourne voted to support the
safety aspect of AN ACT RELATIVE TO KAYAKS to require kayak operators
to wear an approved life jacket carry a whistle and have a compass.
The North Shore Harbormasters executive committee also voted
(12/4/03) to endorse the bill and will get its full membership vote
at the December meeting. Dan McPherson, President of NSHA requests
that they be included as part of the press release in support of the
Mary Jagoda / Sarah Aronoff Kayak Safety Bill.

Kayak Safety Bill shares Bi-Partisan support
The bill sponsored by Representative Shirley Gomes (R) and State
Senator Robert O'Leary would make Massachusetts the first state in
the union to require kayak operators to actually wear their personal
flotation device (PFD) year-round. The Harbormasters believe that the
current standard which only requires life jackets worn from September
15th to May 15th is an inadequate law and leaves a giant loop hole in
the personal safety net that is out there to protect the public.
Harbormasters say, all too often kayakers are seen not wearing their
life jackets, even when conditions merit it. Further, open
recreational kayaks are usually sold without flotation. A typical
capsize or swamping leaves these light plastic vessels awash and with
no chance for self-rescue or even using the floating hull as a raft,
the chance of drowning and/or dying from hypothermia increases
dramatically. The Harbormasters believe the proposed requirement of a
whistle attached to the life jacket and a compass is a minimal
requirement for safety for even the least experienced paddler. (A
host of other safety items might also be considered as useful safety
options to kayakers as a flashlight, air bags, light sticks, air
horn, vhf radio, cell phones, extra paddles, kayak skirt, pump, and
bailer).

Harbormasters believe the chances for ever increasing fatalities
through kayaking is very real as the numbers of participants in
the "sport" increases and transcends generations. Kayaks lead
national boating sales easily with 350,000 units sold annually. Also,
we believe that kayakers operating in seasonal climates like Cape Cod
are fooled into taking safety measures lightly such as wearing the
PFD, leaving them vulnerable should they capsize.

To be known as the Mary Jagoda ~ Sarah Aronoff Kayak Safety Amendment
Recently, two young out of state women drowned while kayaking after
becoming disoriented in fog off Harwich Port. Mary Jagoda of
Huntington, NY and Sarah Aronoff of Bethesda, MD came to the Cape
with college friends to enjoy the Columbus Day weekend. They had
intended a short paddle out off the beach for some fun but
disappeared in fog and eluded rescuers. Had they had a compass or
whistle a happy return to the beach would have almost been
guaranteed. The submerged kayaks and Jagoda's body was found 14 miles
from where they began more than 36 hours later. Aronoff's body has
not yet been found. Neither was wearing a PFD. Harbormasters know
that this tragedy could have happened as easily in July as October.
The bill is being named after the two women as the "Mary Jagoda ~
Sarah Aronoff Kayak Safety Amendment" to MGL Chapter 90B.

The heartbreaking news hit hard to students at Brandeis University
and Franklin and Marshal University where the two were enrolled. Both
girls were athletes known as good swimmers. Aronoff was a competitive
member of the swim team and Jagoda had taken a kayak safety course.


----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------


AN ACT RELATIVE TO KAYAKS

Chapter 90B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
section 5B the following section:-

Section 5C. Any person aboard a kayak shall wear at all times a Coast
Guard approved personal flotation device of Type 1, 11, or 111.
Kayaks shall also be equipped with a compass and a whistle.


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Just a random idea on fish passage --

my 2-1/2 year old is a great fan of the little fishies.  It occurred
to me that the dam would be one of the few places where human and fish
passages very nearly intersect.

If there's sufficient fish traffic and visibility to make such a thing
interesting, it'd be fun to provide a window into the fish passage.
It could be optical fiber and lenses, or a sonar/fish counter.   If
that's not practical, or there isn't fish activity to make it
interesting, then heck, just some signage w. a couple of pictures
would let folks know about interesting goings-on in the river below.


--- In MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com, APhelps@c... wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> As some of you know, my speciality is "fishes."  Brad, Todd, etc.,
please
> call me if there is anything specific I can do to help with getting
better
> fish passage on the lower Mystic!
>
> Anne
>

I took the liberty of devising the missioin statement from the
minutes. Please review and comment.

Mystic Crossing
Mission Statement


Mystic Crossing's core mission is to increase the vitality of the
Lower Mystic Basin thru construction of continuous and accessible
pedestrian and bicycle connection across the Amelia Earhart Dam. We
intend to maintain simplicity in realizing the construction, and
assure consistency of actions with planning for the lower Mystic
Basin and the goal of increasing access to, across and along the
river.

Realizing that this is, first and foremost, a Department of
Conservation and Recreation project, we will focus on advocacy for
the dam crossing and its construction in the near future through
coordinating supporters and acting as a vehicle for communication to
interest new potential supporters. Our mission includes keeping the
larger basin wide issues in mind such as future Crossings at Routes
28, 99 and 16, fish migration, flood control, recreational boating
and many others.



Patrick

The minutes of the December 3 meeting have been posted in the files
section of the group site by Tuck.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysticCrossing/files/

Patrick

I've created a logo for the group and put it in the photo section of
the group site.

http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/MysticCrossing/lst

Other suggestions are welcome or feel free to use this.

I also created letterhead with this logo and put it in the files
section:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysticCrossing/files/


Patrick

I think that's a wonderful idea. Allowing the Dam to be a destination
as wellas ameans of crossing the river!


--- In MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Mela" <r.mela@c...>
wrote:
> Just a random idea on fish passage --
>
> my 2-1/2 year old is a great fan of the little fishies.  It occurred
> to me that the dam would be one of the few places where human and
fish
> passages very nearly intersect.
>
> If there's sufficient fish traffic and visibility to make such a
thing
> interesting, it'd be fun to provide a window into the fish passage.
> It could be optical fiber and lenses, or a sonar/fish counter.   If
> that's not practical, or there isn't fish activity to make it
> interesting, then heck, just some signage w. a couple of pictures
> would let folks know about interesting goings-on in the river below.
>
>
> --- In MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com, APhelps@c... wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > As some of you know, my speciality is "fishes."  Brad, Todd, etc.,
> please
> > call me if there is anything specific I can do to help with
getting
> better
> > fish passage on the lower Mystic!
> >
> > Anne
> >

MassBike's annual meeting could be a good
opportunity to gain some new supporters for
the Mystic Crossing:
   Wednesday, Dec. 10th, 2003
   http://www.massbike.org/events/bn2003/

Speakers:
   Dan Grabauskas, Secretary of Transportation
   John Cogliano, MassHighway Commissioner
   Tim Toomey, State Representative
   Colin Durrant, for State Senator Jarrett Barrios

Any of us who have had the opportunity to visit the locks in Seattle, WA
share a vision of an interactive visual connection to the fish passage. I
may try to track down information on their set up as an example.

Lisa Brukilacchio

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick [mailto:epdmarine@...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:13 PM
To: MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MysticCrossing] Re: DMF interested


I think that's a wonderful idea. Allowing the Dam to be a destination
as wellas ameans of crossing the river!


--- In MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Mela" <r.mela@c...>
wrote:
> Just a random idea on fish passage --
>
> my 2-1/2 year old is a great fan of the little fishies.  It occurred
> to me that the dam would be one of the few places where human and
fish
> passages very nearly intersect.
>
> If there's sufficient fish traffic and visibility to make such a
thing
> interesting, it'd be fun to provide a window into the fish passage.
> It could be optical fiber and lenses, or a sonar/fish counter.   If
> that's not practical, or there isn't fish activity to make it
> interesting, then heck, just some signage w. a couple of pictures
> would let folks know about interesting goings-on in the river below.
>
>
> --- In MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com, APhelps@c... wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > As some of you know, my speciality is "fishes."  Brad, Todd, etc.,
> please
> > call me if there is anything specific I can do to help with
getting
> better
> > fish passage on the lower Mystic!
> >
> > Anne
> >



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Lisa and all,

I'm from Seattle.  The locks are a wonderful destination very popular and
economically profitable for the neighborhood.  We always took our
out-of-town visitors there for a unique experience.  I've been advocating
quietly for Erhart to be open to the public since moving here.

Lanny Evarts

> From: "Lisa Brukilacchio" <lisa.b@...>
> Reply-To: MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:20:21 -0500
> To: <MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [MysticCrossing] Re: DMF interested
>
> Any of us who have had the opportunity to visit the locks in Seattle, WA
> share a vision of an interactive visual connection to the fish passage. I
> may try to track down information on their set up as an example.
>
> Lisa Brukilacchio
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick [mailto:epdmarine@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:13 PM
> To: MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MysticCrossing] Re: DMF interested
>
>
> I think that's a wonderful idea. Allowing the Dam to be a destination
> as wellas ameans of crossing the river!
>
>
> --- In MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Mela" <r.mela@c...>
> wrote:
>> Just a random idea on fish passage --
>>
>> my 2-1/2 year old is a great fan of the little fishies.  It occurred
>> to me that the dam would be one of the few places where human and
> fish
>> passages very nearly intersect.
>>
>> If there's sufficient fish traffic and visibility to make such a
> thing
>> interesting, it'd be fun to provide a window into the fish passage.
>> It could be optical fiber and lenses, or a sonar/fish counter.   If
>> that's not practical, or there isn't fish activity to make it
>> interesting, then heck, just some signage w. a couple of pictures
>> would let folks know about interesting goings-on in the river below.
>>
>>
>> --- In MysticCrossing@yahoogroups.com, APhelps@c... wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> As some of you know, my speciality is "fishes."  Brad, Todd, etc.,
>> please
>>> call me if there is anything specific I can do to help with
> getting
>> better
>>> fish passage on the lower Mystic!
>>>
>>> Anne
>>>
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:20:21 -0500
    From: "Lisa Brukilacchio" <lisa.b@...>

    Any of us who have had the opportunity to visit the locks in
    Seattle, WA share a vision of an interactive visual connection to
    the fish passage. I may try to track down information on their set
    up as an example.

    Lisa Brukilacchio

Anyone know if the water in the Mystic is clear enough to make an
interactive visual connection worhtwhile?

If it's so murky, you can only see a few inches, an underwater camera
wouldn't show much.

thanx either way -len

re: a vision of interactive visual connection to the fish passage and
creating an educational opportunity -

my 2 cents-  (and perhaps a pipe dream -- but. . . )
I too would like to see some attention paid to the fish passage -
specifically something that encourages pedestrians to learn about the
alewife / blueback herring fish migrations, and that if possible,
allows them to see the fish passing through in the spring.
That would be a marvelous educational opportunity to connect people
to the resources - (fish, river, dam -- - ).  (The Seattle locks
sound like an incredible model- perhaps the interactive nature of it
is something that is beyond our possibilities-  but still an
interesting example to keep in mind)

Janet Kovner
janet@...

Hey all,
I have been doing some graphic design on the side and figured I would
throw an idea out for a logo for Mystic Crossing. I have uploaded the
logo to the "Photos" section. Please let me know what you all think.

Also, just an FYI that the Somerville Road Runners voted to support
Mystic Crossing at our last club meeting but we do not appear in the
supporters database.

Thanks!
Tom Hagerty
President
Somerville Road Runners
http://www.srr.org

jskmystic wrote:
>
> re: a vision of interactive visual connection to the fish passage and
> creating an educational opportunity -
>
> my 2 cents-  (and perhaps a pipe dream -- but. . . )
> I too would like to see some attention paid to the fish passage -
> specifically something that encourages pedestrians to learn about the
> alewife / blueback herring fish migrations, and that if possible,
> allows them to see the fish passing through in the spring.
> That would be a marvelous educational opportunity to connect people
> to the resources - (fish, river, dam -- - ).  (The Seattle locks
> sound like an incredible model- perhaps the interactive nature of it
> is something that is beyond our possibilities-  but still an
> interesting example to keep in mind)

We got the Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries to do a program on
anadromous fish in Boston Harbor and the Neponset River.  We held
it at a local yacht club and got quite a good turnout from the
community surrounding the river.  Then a surprisingly large number
(more than 10) of us went down to the river at 4:00 on a Saturday morning
to watch the shad run below the Dorchester Lower Mills dam.  I think
a similar program centered around the Earhart dam would be a good idea.

-Doug Mink

Hi All,

This appears to be the DCR Division that manages the Flood Control
Program. Can anyone confirm this and does anyone know the Acting
Director Joe McQuinn?

Patrick




  The Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Water
Supply Protection manages and protects the drinking water supply
watersheds for nearly 2.2 million residents of Massachusetts,
primarily in Greater Boston. The Quabbin Reservoir, Ware River, and
Wachusett Reservoir watersheds are the sources of drinking water for
distribution by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA).

The Division provides technical staff support to the Water Resources
Commission, which includes coordinating the interagency review of
proposed interbasin transfers, administering cooperative programs
with the US Geological Survey, maintaining and repairing small
watershed flood protection projects, and developing water resources
policy and watershed planning efforts. The Division of Water Supply
Protection manages the DCR Lakes & Ponds Programs, and is responsible
for Dam Safety regulatory oversight, Dam Maintenance and Flood
Control for 185 recreational impoundments in the state forests and
parks system. The Division also administers the registration program
for all well drillers operating in the state and enforces well
driller regulations. The Division's Rainfall Program maintains a
network of approximately 150 precipitation observation stations,
operated by volunteers throughout Massachusetts, and a precipitation
data base for research and analysis.


Joseph M. McGinn, Esq., Acting Director


Manages and protects the drinking water supply watersheds for nearly
2.2 million residents of Massachusetts, primarily in Greater Boston

Does anyone know if the Coastal Access Program would be applicable to
the Crossing or B2C?

  http://www.state.ma.us/dem/programs/coastal/coastal.htm

Patrick--

You bring up an interesting MA state program and a very interesting way
of thinking about the Amelia Earheart Dam area. Below I copied some
information from the grant section (unfortunately the state isn't doing
grants anymore):

==============================================


       The Coastal Access Grants Program
       Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
       Department of Environmental Management

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is not
currently awarding grants due to fiscal restrictions. For reference,
however, its Coastal Access Program is intended to support local and
regional projects that improve and enhance the general public's
recreational access to the coast. "Coastal Access" essentially means
people's ability to reach the shore - primarily physical access, but
also visual access (the ability to see coastal vistas), as well as
psychological access (knowledge and enjoyment of places where access
does exist). The DEM Coastal Access Grants Program is focused primarily
on non-mechanized access for the general public, as opposed to only
local residents or deeded private access. For the purposes of the
program, the "coast" includes the sandy beaches, rocky headlands, tidal
flats, barrier beaches, and bluffs in direct contact with the open sea,
major bays, sounds, and harbors. Projects targeting saltwater estuaries,
salt marshes, and salt ponds will also be considered on a secondary
basis. In addition, the program generally focuses on public access to
and along the coastline rather than boat access to the water.

Priority is given to projects aimed at establishing new public coastal
access opportunities. Secondary priority is given to projects a)
developing plans for design and management of public coastal properties,
b) reclaiming historically public ways to the sea, and c) enhancing or
restoring existing access points and facilities. Tertiary priority is
given to projects developing coastal access interpretive and educational
initiatives. The primary evaluation question is whether, and how much, a
grant-funded project will provide a direct benefit to a significant
portion of the public.

===================================================

I have been part of the Mystic View Task Force for the past few years
and have thought a lot about the Assembly Square area of Somerville. I
had thought about it having a river frontage, but what it really has
both a river frontage and a sea coast because of the dam. The dam makes
this area a very unique area of both Somerville and Everett.

There is another section on the website about land acquisition planning.
Everett and Somerville probably don't fit into the criteria which
doesn't seem fair because of the two cities' population densities.

Jane (Sauer)


Patrick wrote:

>Does anyone know if the Coastal Access Program would be applicable to
>the Crossing or B2C?
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