In Support of the Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail

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In a Letter to the Editor, 125 residents implore community leaders to advance this project without further delay.

A Letter to the Editor from 125 Lynnfield residents:

As residents of Lynnfield and parents/guardians of minors (children 18 years and younger), we sign this letter in support of the construction of the proposed Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail Project which seeks to convert the 4.4 mile abandoned MBTA owned rail bed, into a recreational trail that can be enjoyed by all members of the community.

Collectively, we see the benefits of this proposed trail as follows.

1). Providing a route of safe off-road passage free from distracted drivers for our youth between major town landmarks such as our High School, Middle School and downtown.

2). Providing a town asset that can help enhance the overall health of our community, enabling residents of all ages and abilities to easily access recreation such as walking, cycling, cross country skiing, running and rollerblading.

3). Increasing our overall property value by enhancing our community’s desirability within the Greater Boston area.

We have been encouraged and invigorated by the recent show of State level support in helping fund the Final Design, the next stage needed to bring the project to construction ready status. In recent months, the Friends of the Lynnfield Rail Trail, a 501(c)(3) has been awarded a $100,000 reimbursement grant by The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). In addition, members of Lynnfield’s and Wakefield’s state legislative delegation* have secured a $500,000 funding earmark for the Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail as part of a $2.4 billion environmental bond bill that was recently signed into law.

This Rail Trail can one day save a life. We implore our community leaders to advance this project without further delay.

Sincerely,

Parents/Guardians of Minors in Lynnfield

Chris and Colleen Anderson
Scott and Cindy Areglado
Sonia Arista
Cathy and John Ballou Mealey
Edelyne and Stanley Beauvais
Deb and Lee Biggar
Keith and Melissa Boccaci
Sonia and Ian Brady
Carly and Jason Caggiano
Peter and Lisa Cash
John Ciampa
Michael Ciezlewicz
Duncan and Kristen Cooper
Diane and John Courtney
Geno and Natalie Covino
Sara and Sam Crosbie
Michael and Shannan Cuddy
Pat and Andrea Curley
Tim and Jamie Curley
Patrick and Erin Curley
Mike and Danielle D'Amelio
Kelly Foley Dan Kelley
Shannon DelTore
Kate and Michael DePrizio
Wendy Dixon
Khoa and Thuy Do
Steve Donnelly
Kristen and Craig Elworthy
Maria Fernández-Donovan, Brent Donovan
and Michael Donovan
Vasundhra Ganju
Mike and Emily Geary
Paul and Leahla Glasser
John and Dina Hamel
Chad and Christina Hixon

Sara and Mark Hudson
Brian and Heather Hutter
Maui Ing
Alex and Nada Jovanovic
David and Lis Kaufman
Ben Koyle
John and Stacey Langton
Alexis and Bill Leahy
Jenn and Jeff Lupien
Michael and Anne Malenfant
Jen and Bob Mandile
Sara and Kamden Mauser
Kara and Matt Morton
Nate and Courtney Nunley
Larisa and Marc Patacchiola
Nancy Pecoraro McManus
Mark and Elisa Preston
David and Marylee Riester
Catie Roche
Lauren and Nate Rosencranz
Rosie and Ed Schiavo
Shanli Lui Sidun Li
Aicha Charfi Skander Limem
Pete and Crystal Smyrnios
Steve and Sondra Smyrnios
Andrew and Sarah Steer
Patty and Craig Underwood
Michele and Phil Vaccaro
Amber and Craig Vaccaro
Stacey and Sean Valiton
Swati Kodali Vikram Parvataneni
Liz Wertz
Rich Whitcomb
Nomeeta and Kharram Zaheer

* House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Representatives Paul Brodeur and Donald Wong,
and Senators Brendan Crighton and Jason M. Lewis