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Ed.: In response to Irene DelBono's memo that
Natick's end of the grant money is probably unnecessary and as such would not be
granted. Without Irene's permission, I didn't want to put her memo here,
but I think you get the point.
Nicola
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: Athur Morency woods grant application You make a good point, Irene. It occurs to me
that we might better accomplish our goal by showing those who want to sell this
land where they can get grant money. Why are we chasing grant money
for a project that requires almost none?
It seems clear that this parcel of woods has been
earmarked as the funding source for some pet project or other in the minds of
those who want to sell it. If someone has in mind that these woods can be
sold off and the proceeds will benefit Tercentennial Park for instance, then
maybe they should just apply for a grant for the park.
I think Mr. Kahn was right in saying this whole
process needs to be more public than it has been. Many of us are left with
the nagging feeling that there are specific plans for this parcel and the
townspeople are not being let in on them.
There are at least five different versions --
all of which claim to be directly from the EMTs -- of the famous injury that
took place in those woods and none of them supports the "liabilty" issue we keep
hearing about. The woods are not a liability -- the DPW junk that has been
dumped in them is. And we can stop that any time we want to. And a
selectman's attempt to tell townspeople to butt out of town affairs was a
startling feat of mental gymnastics. So much of the argument against
keeping the woods intact has been defensive, illogical and clandestine, that we
are left with the feeling that someone has something up their sleeve.
Nicola Cataldo
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