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
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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Friends of Alewife Reservation works to protect and restore this wild area and the surrounding area for the water quality, native plants, animals and over 90 bird species with paths for walking, running and biking, recreation, and for classroom education and research. We regularly steward and preserve the Reservation area for wildlife and for the enjoyment of present and future generations.