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- Every summer we are confronted with the lack of city-owned public swimming pools and the inability of the State DCR to keep the two outdoor pools it controls in Cambridge (in North Cambridge and at Magazine Beach) open longer. The pools are open 6/22-8/22 and hours are limited to 11:15am to 6:45pm, depriving us of […]
Read More » - The Cambridge Chronicle reported on the policy order we adopted on Feb. 5 to support an EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessment to determine the level of contamination at Jerry's Pond. The Friends of Jerry's Pond are championing the area's cleanup and restoration as a public park. The article quotes my remarks during the Council meeting discussion: Vice Mayor Jan Devereux said she “enthusiastically” supported the proposal, and remembers when a bunch of trees and brush were cleared out of the site two summers ago and some people were “aghast” that “so much of the habitat was destroyed.” [I was one of the people who expressed concerns about the clearing.] “I think somebody referred to it as ‘the great reveal,’” Devereux said. She said local advocates have “opened our eyes to the asset that’s been sitting there sort of staring us in the face.” “I really hope that even though this is just asking for an EPA grant to do an assessment, and it’s still a really long road to get it to the kind of recreational amenity that we’re all envisioning, I hope this starts us down that road, because I’m really excited about the opportunity it presents,” Devereux said.
Comment Here or Go to Link » - The Sacramento Street field is one of the city’s best-loved public open spaces so it is perhaps no surprise that plans for its renovation have sparked strong emotions. The first controversy arose over the desire to create a path into the field from Sacramento Street through the community garden. This would provide a shorter route […]
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