Friends of Alewife Reservation (FAR)

April 27, 2009

To the Honorable, the City Council:

In response to Awaiting Report Item Number 09-15, regarding a report on the Belmont Uplands Silver Maple Forest, Public Works Commissioner Lisa Peterson reports the following:

The City of Cambridge Conservation Commission issued an Order of Conditions for the Belmont Uplands project in January 2009 specific to compensatory flood storage in the buffer zone of the Little River. The Department of Public Works has not received any documents or permit applications for review from the Developer associated with the Belmont Uplands project.

Very truly yours,

Robert W. Healy

City Manager

RWH/mec

Preserved 2014-09-08 from
http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cityClerk/cmLetter.cfm?action=search&item_id=27218&pv=Yes

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The Alewife Reservation is a unique natural resource for the communities of Belmont, Arlington and Cambridge and home to hundreds of species, including hawks, coyotes beavers, snapping turtles, wild turkeys and muskrats, the reservation is a unique natural resource for the community.
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