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Minutes of Traffic Study Committee held May 17, 2001 at the Superintendents office meeting 
room 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA. 
Chairman Ernest Williams called meeting to order at 2:37 PM. 
Present: Ernest Williams, Augustine Decemberele, Ronald Pasquarosa, Thomas Clark and Lisa 
Grega. 
Guest: Frances Clines. 
Minutes: Minutes of meeting held January 18,2001 were reviewed and a motion was made to 
accept the minutes as written. Voted and passed. 
OLD BUSINESS: Chairman E. Williams informed the committee of the plans for a MWRA 
water connection for the Town of Stoughton. Discussions going on between the board of 
Selectmen. Progress of the Beaumont Street Bridge and roadwork. Work on the Route 138 
and Royal Street intersection. R. Nichols working on the 138 Corridor Study. 
Down town revitalization was discussed. Neponset Street reconstruction was also discussed. 
Senior Engineer L. Grega gave update on the Chapter 90 project completed and approved 
projects for year 2001-02. 
E. Williams gave up date of suggestions from the hired consultant, TAMS for traffic calming for 
Cedarcrest Road some stop signs at intersections. Mrs. Clines spoke about Pleasant Street and 
Pine Street. Suggested that YIELD sign be replaced with a stop sign. Maybe close up corner to 
slow traffic from speeding on to Pleasant Street. Update on Farm Street project. A vote of the 
town meeting in 1950 to accept 600 feet of Down Avenue was discussed. Information found was 
that the Town of Canton for some reason, decided to pave a section of Tucker Road instead 
because the homes were located on Tucker Road. Also that the section of Downs Avenue is a 
ledge cropping and would have been too expensive to remove. 
NEW BUSINESS: Ernest Williams discussed articles in the Town report. Read request for 
20 -MPH speed limit signs and Caution Children signs be installed along Pequit Street. Voted to 
have signs put in place. T. Clark talked about length of Crossing Light at the intersection of 
Washington Street and Sherman Street and arrow sign for the one way section of Neponset 
Street. Discussed the reappointment of the Traffic Study Committee by the Board of Selectmen. 
No members have heard from the Board. E. Williams discussed his concern with a request for a 
sidewalk on Chapman Street to be brought up at Town meeting. F. Clines relayed a complaint 
about the sidewalk on Pleasant Street at Liberty Place. It was explained that the sidewalk was 
redesigned to meet ADA concerns. Ramp has to be off of apex and moved around corners of 
intersections. 
Being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn. Time: 3:47 PM. 
Next meeting is scheduled for June 20, 2001 at 2:30 PM in the Town Hall meeting room at 801 
Washington Street, Canton. 
Respectively Submitted 
Ronald Pasquarosa 
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