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- Flowed Meadow
CPA Proposals & Projects
Flowed Meadow Conservation Area 
from Commonwealth Avenue, Auburndale, to Wabasso Street, West Newton.
funding:
| $432,850 | CPA funds appropriated (open space) |
| $412,973 | CPA funds spent |
| $7,500 | not included in totals above: appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators, for holding the CPA-required conservation restriction on this property |
projects:
contacts:
- Newton Conservation Commission
c/o Senior Environmental Planner
Dept. of Planning & Development
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617.796.1134
Project Background
1996 - Flowed Meadow Neighborhood Planning Group Report /Master Plan)
Flowed Meadow
30 Wabasso Street (Land Acquisition) 
goals:
Acquire last private parcel on this road as an addition to the Flowed Meadow Conservation Area, and clear small house, debris, etc. from the site.
funding:
| $358,600 | CPA funds appropriated & spent (open space) |
| including $3,600 for legal services from Newton Law Dept. | |
| $41,700 | from Newton capital stabilization fund, for demolition costs |
| $403,900 | total project cost |
| $7,500 | not included in totals above; CPA funds appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators, for holding the required conservation restriction |
Proposal Review & Appropriations
1 August 2007 - proposal, with trail & location map
15 August 2007 - Conservation Commission cover letter
18 March 2009 - CPC funding recommendation
15 October 2007 - Board order (appropriation)
22 January 2019 - additional $7,500 appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators for holding the CPA-required conservation restriction on this property
Project News
11 July 2019 - conservation restriction recorded at the S. Middlesex Registry of Deeds (book 72905, page 181); the Newton Conservators hold and monitor this restriction
Flowed Meadow
Boardwalk Design
This project was canceled in August 2011.
goals:
Design possible boardwalk along border between wetland and landfill, from Lexington to Wabasso Street, and new entrance gateway on Lexington Street.
funding:
| $30,700 | CPA funds appropriated (open space) but returned unspent |
Proposal Review & Appropriations
15 October 2004 - proposal, with letters of support
2 March 2005 - CPC funding recommendation
19 April 2005 - Board order (appropriation)
Project News
May-August 2011 - project cancellation CPC request and Conservation Commission vote
Flowed Meadow
Path Improvements
goals:
Create new signage and benches and improve pedestrian path connecting Auburndale Park to the new Flowed Meadow Conservation Area; close a former path to preserve wetland and wildlife habitat.
funding:
| $74,250 | CPA funds appropriated (open space) |
| $19,877 | funds returned unspent |
| $54,373 | total project cost |
Proposal Review & Appropriations
15 October 2002 - proposal with attachments (maps, budget)
12 February 2003 - additional supporting materials:
- project area map (large scale)
- additional information (budget, designs)
7 April 2003 - CPC funding recommendation
19 April 2005 - Board order (appropriation)
