Chris Walsh Memorial Trail Design Funding

At a glance

What: Community Preservation appropriation of $300,000 from the Fund Balance Account and $109,600 from the Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Reserve Account, totaling $409,600, for design of the Chris Walsh Memorial Trail.
Where it stands: Approved on second reading 11-0 on September 3, 2026. (as of the minutes read; later meetings may have updated this)

Built from the official minutes; check the linked source for the authoritative record.

Earlier: September 29, 2026 meeting

2026-09-29 - City Council: A restaurant proposed in the 63 and 75 Fountain Street redevelopment would connect to the trail.

Sources

Log

2026-09-03 - City Council

Ottaviani moved and Cannon seconded the second reading; approved 11-0.

2026-08-18 - City Council

Ottaviani moved and Cannon seconded the first reading; approved 10-0-0 per the minutes, although the clerk's roll-call block printed no names.

2026-07-28 - City Council Finance Subcommittee

Community Preservation staff and committee chair explained the special off-cycle application as the local match for a second federal grant of just over $2 million, due to be obligated by September 30; the subcommittee voted 3-0 to recommend favorable action (from auto-captions).