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Minutes ofl- `` Stu Committee held August 25 1999 at the Eliot Building 1492 Washington 
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Iiairman FranTc L o letta called meeting to order at 2:30pm. 
Present: Augustine DeCembrele, Thomas Clark, Ronald Pasquarosa, members Roger Nicholas 
and officer Thomas Keller arrived after meeting had started. 
Guest: Francis Clines. 
First order of business was to reorganize committee members. 
Nominated were chairman, Ernest Williams. Vice Chairman, Thomas Clark. Secretary, Ronald 
Pasquarosa. Being no other nominations, motion was made and voted for each nomination to 
serve for one year. 
Minutes: Minutes of meeting held March 25, 1999 were reviewed and a motion was made to 
acceptihe minutes as read. Voted and passed. 
NEW BUSINESS: Ernest Williams gave an update on different projects in town. Spoke on 
V.H.B. traffic study report on Washington Street. State did not put out request for bids or 
appropriate funding for Route 138 and Royal Street improvements. Reebok has agreed to 
finance this project. Committee discussed state involvement in different projects. Roger Nichols 
informed the committee of a corridor study by the state from Stoughton to Mattapan town line 
State will also study Washington Street through the center of Canton. The state will have a model 
done of the study and the town has $25,000.00 to go toward the model. 
Committee discussed the Revere and Washington Street traffic lights. Sounding device, timing 
and limited visibility of lights by the traffic traveling north, Dedham Street Bridge repairs and if 
a time schedule to complete project was known. After bridge is completed can a truck limit be 
put on Dedham Street. High Street Railroad Bridge that AMTRACK installed a plywood fence 
on each side to protect high voltage lines but created a dangerous blind corner in the road. Ernest 
Williams spoke on Chapter 90 funding. Town has not received any funds as of this date and it is 
unknown if the Governor has signed any into the budget. Roger Nichols reported what was 
discussed during a meeting with the Down Town Businessmen's Association held August 24, 
1999. Informed committee on Proposed FY 1999 Highway Program TIP Adjustment. 
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New Business: Officer Thomas Keller, representing the Police Chief, request the Traffic Study 
Committee request that a letter from the Board of Selectmen be written to the developer of 
Waterman Road requesting that a solid white line and the word STOP be put onto the pavement 
at the end of Waterman Road at York Street. There are stop signs in place and there have still 
been several accidents at this intersection. Voted and passed to send letter. 
Being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn. Time: 3:15 PM. 
Next meeting is scheduled for September 16, 1999 at 2:30 PM in the Eliot Building 1492 
Washington Street, Canton. 
Respectively Submitted 
Ronald Pasquarosa