Be True To Dover
April Newsletter- Volume 1
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Vote NO Twice!
Town Meeting is on May 1st. The Town Meeting vote is important...yes, please attend and vote NO! The order of the articles has changed and the Rail Trail articles will be voted on earlier in the evening than originally planned.
If the vote is "NO" at town meeting the town will cease their negotiations with the MBTA.
It is unlikely that the final version of the lease will be ready by Town Meeting on May 1st. Therefore, you will be asked to vote on a lease that has NOT yet been approved by the MBTA. Citizens will be asked to vote on lease terms that have not been agreed upon by the MBTA. Does that sound like a good idea?
If the vote is yes, we will have the opportunity to vote NO (again) at the Town Election, on May 15th.
Both votes are non-binding and advisory for the Selectmen so we need to voice our opinions at Town Meeting and at the Town Election!
If you are going to be away or you have a child in college who would like to vote "NO" please file an Absentee Ballot.
Vote YES on the Wildlife and Biodiversity Study at Town Meeting!
This is UNLIKE any other study that will be conducted as part of the standard due diligence process.
Dr. Rick Van de Poll, PhD a noted New England environmentalist who specializes in biodiversity conservation, presented at the Warrant Open Hearing about the importance of understanding the impact of development on ecosystems, habitats and water sources in Dover. Citizens deserve to understand the consequences of developing a rail bed through conservation land. Vote Yes to the study at Town Meeting on Monday, May 1st.
Safety Concerns
Here is a list of crime reported on Rail Trails from 2015-2017.
http://betruetodover.com/consider/consider-safety
In Dover, there have been homes and yards broken into via the rail bed. Incidents are often kept out of the local police log.
Equestrian Concerns
Three Town Trail or MORE? What will the future hold?
Bay Colony Rail Trail Connects to Bay Circuit Rail Trail
Be aware that the Dover rail bed connects to this larger trail system via Medfield.
About the Bay Circuit Trail: Begins at Plum Island (Newburyport) and ends at Kingston Bay (Duxbury/Kingston). More than 230 miles of multi-use recreational trails have now been dedicated, thanks to the contributions of hundreds of volunteers in 37 cooperating towns.
Medfield Completed A Study In December 2016
Medfield completed a Rail Trail Study. It states that,
"The Bay Colony Rail Trail is a proposed multi-use path approximately seven miles in length that traverses through the towns of Needham, Dover and Medfield. There are opportunities to extend the trail northeast from Needham into Newton, and southwest from Medfield into Millis and beyond."
Medfield has an MBTA Lease article on their Town Warrant to be voted on in April.
Proposed Map for MBTA Lease from Dover Town Counsel
When these other "options" are leased who will pay for the future development of the rail bed? It will likely be at the taxpayer's expense.
This will not remain a local trail forever.
Local Citizens Write Letters to The Editor!
Abutters on all parts of the rail bed are concerned...if not now, but for the future!
http://dover.wickedlocal.com/news/20170404/dover-sherborn-letters-to-editor-yes-to-community-no-to-rail-trailThis resident feels there are many unanswered questions!
Dover resident participates in the opinion question in this week's Globe West section of the Sunday Boston Globe!
How can you help?
2. Attend Town Meeting on May 1st and Vote NO.
3. Cast your private ballot on May 15th and Vote NO.
4. Email betruetodover@gmail to make a donation to our cause.
Email: betruetodover@gmail.com
Website: www.betruetodover.com
Location: Dover, MA, United States
Phone: (508) 934-7112