UPDATE 03/05010: The Parks and Open Space Meeting on Monday, March 8, will begin at 7:30.

Please come to the next meeting of the Open Space and Recreation Committee, Monday evening, March 8, at 7:30 at City Hall on the second floor.

At the meeting the Committee, comprising Ward Six Alderman, Rebekah Gewirtz (chair), Ward Two Alderman, Maryann Heuston, and Ward Five Alderman Sean O'Donovan, will consider five possible sites for off-leash recreation area in West Somerville:

1. Adjacent to the Community Path on the east side of Cedar Street


2. Adjacent to the Community Path on the west side of Cedar Street


3. Adjacent to the Community Path at Willow Avenue


4. Near Powderhouse Circle


5. Near Dilboy Field

Two of these sites, adjacent to the Community Path on the west side of Cedar Street, and adjacent to the Community Path at Willow Avenue were previously proposed to the community at a public meeting in May 2006. The feasibility of the other three sites depends first on whether or not the City owns property at the sites that could be developed for off-leash recreation.

Fourteen Somerville dog owners came to the last Open Space and Recreation Committee meeting on February 22: We need the continued interest and support of dog owners to keep off-leash recreation in West Somerville on the fast track!