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Mary Cummings Park“forever open”
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● What is it?● Why it is important.● What are people doing?● What can we do?
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Mary Cummings Park
● 198.3 acres.● Also 3 non-contiguous areas 1 in Burlington
and 2 in Woburn. (11.9, 1.97 and 4.35 acres respectively)
● Held in trust by the City of Boston as a “public pleasure ground”
● Maintenance Trust Fund at $470,000 as of 2004
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Lets get the legal out of the way
● Mary Cummings gave this land to the City of Boston under the condition that it be “kept forever open as a public pleasure ground” In her letter she referred to it as a “recreational park”
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What would they need to do to make it something else?
● The Middlesex Probate Court would need to approve a Cy Pres.
● The Attorney General would need to support it.
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And what else?
● Article 97 of the State Constitution requires a 2/3 vote of the State legislature to change the use as a public park or playground or to sell or transfer it.
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Are all these scenarios possible?Are they likely?
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So what can we do without special permission?
● Walk ● Run● Enjoy observing wildlife ● Keep the park clean● Keep the trails groomed● Other so called “passive” recreation
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Other Historic uses
● Day Camps (YMCA, Kamp for Kidz)● Public Gardens ● RC Flyers● Horseback riding● others?
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What is good
● Over 3 miles of trails● Mixed terrain● Woods ● Fields● Wetlands● Places for both “Prospect and refuge”
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What could use a little help
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What can we do?
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● Get together for trash pick ups, WREN has already done a few.
● Decide which trails people want to use and which ones can be left to grow back
● Fix the ruts left by the ATVs● Help promote the park● Keep talking... emails, online messageboard,
newsletter?
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Isn't so called “passive” recreation by its nature supposed to be
unorganized?
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Our parks need friends
● The Friends of the Blue Hills● The Friends of Lynn Woods● Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation● Newton Conservators (Cutler Park and all of
Newton's parks)● The Friends of Breakheart Reservation● The Friends of the Arnold Arboretum● The Friends of the Public Garden● WREN of course!
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Who's else civic responsibility is it?
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Or maybe just who's responsibility is this Civic?
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the
difference.
-Robert Frost
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