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13 – What agreements with the Executive Office of Transportation EOT would be required to convert the state-owned section to a rail trail?
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EOTPW will lease the rail bed to the Town at no cost for transportation purposes. A rail trail is considered a transportation use of the rail bed. Rail trail design must be well underway before … Read full article→
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12 – What are the land acquisition costs for the railroad right of way?
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The state EOTPW will lease the rail bed to the Town of Sudbury at no cost. The acquisition cost to Sudbury for the CSXT rail bed authorized at 2008 Town Meeting is $420,000.
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11 – What if the trail conversion is done entirely with Sudbury funds?
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The Town would need to gain access to the rail bed through purchase (as with the CSXT right of way) or lease. A lease from EOT may constrain the type of rail trail that is … Read full article→
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09 – Who makes the decisions on how the rail trail is designed, financed and constructed?
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No one organization has the final authority. For the trail to go ahead, positive decisions will be required by Sudbury Town Boards and Commissions, Sudbury Town Meeting and the state Executive Office of Transportation EOT. … Read full article→
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10 – What must be done if trail conversion is done with state and federal funds?
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If the trail is to be constructed with partial funding from the Federal transportation act, the Town must commit itself to funding its fraction of the total cost, approximately 10%. The Town’s fraction is usually … Read full article→
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08 – How much control would the Town of Sudbury have over the design and construction process?
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If a lease is negotiated with EOTPW for construction of a rail trail on the section they manage, EOT may set some standards on what is built. EOTPW has not indicated any design restrictions except … Read full article→
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07 – What are Sudbury’s options for funding the design and construction of a rail trail?
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The Town of Sudbury may decide to fund the rail trail entirely out of local funds, including property taxes, CPA funds and private donations. A second option is the combined use of local, state and … Read full article→
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06 – How can we justify spending money on a rail trail with the continuing pressure on the Town’s finances?
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The town has the opportunity to consider building a public amenity along a public right of way. It may become part of a regional trail connecting Lowell and Framingham if other towns along the right … Read full article→
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04 – Where would dollars for the Town’s portion of the rail trail come from?
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The Town of Sudbury may choose to pay for its fraction of the costs directly through a property-tax levy via an article at Town meeting. Alternatively, the Town’s fraction may come from CPA funds. Any … Read full article→
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05 – How much money has the Town of Sudbury spent in studying the rail trail?
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The preliminary engineering and environmental assessment cost $25,000 and was funded at 2005 Sudbury Town Meeting through the CPA. At the 2007 Sudbury Town Meeting, the Town authorized spending an additional $15,000 to verify EOT’s … Read full article→
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