Flowed Meadow Conservation Area

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From Commonwealth Avenue, Auburndale, to Wabasso Street
West Newton

Total Funding for all Projects:

$432,850	CPA funds appropriated (open space)
$412,973	CPA funds spent
$7,500	Not included in totals above: appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators, for holding the CPA-required conservation restriction on this property

Contact:

Newton Conservation Commission
c/o Senior Environmental Planner
Dept. of Planning & Development
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617-796-1134

Project Background

1996 - Flowed Meadow Neighborhood Planning Group Report (Master Plan)

30 Wabasso Street (Land Acquisition)

Goals

Acquire last private parcel on this road as an addition to the Flowed Meadow Conservation Area, and clear small house, debris, etc. from the site.

Funding

$358,600	CPA funds appropriated & spent (open space) including $3,600 for legal services from Newton Law Dept.
$41,700	From Newton capital stabilization fund, for demolition costs
$403,900	Total Project Cost
$7,500	Not included in totals above; CPA funds appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators, for holding the required conservation restriction

Proposal Review & Appropriations

1 August 2007 - Proposal, with trail & location map
15 August 2007 - Conservation Commission cover letter
18 March 2009 - CPC funding recommendation
15 October 2007 - Board order (appropriation)
22 January 2019 - Additional $7,500 appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators for holding the CPA-required conservation restriction on this property

Project News

11 July 2019 - Conservation restriction recorded at the S. Middlesex Registry of Deeds (book 72905, page 181); the Newton Conservators hold and monitor this restriction

Boardwalk Design

This project was canceled in August 2011.

Goals

Design possible boardwalk along border between wetland and landfill, from Lexington to Wabasso Street, and new entrance gateway on Lexington Street.

Funding

$30,700

CPA funds appropriated (open space) but returned unspent

Proposal Review & Appropriations

15 October 2004 - Proposal, with letters of support
2 March 2005 - CPC funding recommendation
19 April 2005 - Board order (appropriation)

Project News

May-August 2011 - Project cancellation CPC request and Conservation Commission vote

Path Improvements

Goals

Create new signage and benches and improve pedestrian path connecting Auburndale Park to the new Flowed Meadow Conservation Area; close a former path to preserve wetland and wildlife habitat.