Cochituate State Park Advisory Committee

Cochituate State Park Advisory Committee Nathaniel Bogan, Chair 34 Robinhood Rd. Natick MA 01760 [email protected] 508-650-6976

December 5, 2007

Secretary Ian Bowles EOEEA, Attn: MEPA Office Nicholas Zavolas, EOEEA #14129 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114

Re: Chrysler Apartments – Natick, Mass. EOEEA #14129

Dear Secretary Bowles:

The Cochituate State Park Advisory Committee (CSPAC) advises the Mass. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on matters affecting Lake Cochituate and Cochituate State Park.

CSPAC has been concerned when neighboring development projects forfeit future park values. We applaud and fully support the DCR comment letter to MEPA of December 3rd, regarding EOEEA #14129, the proposed high-rise Chrysler Apartments project by the Middle Pond of Lake Cochituate. In particular, we urge the preservation and enhancement of the shoreline vegetation screening which keeps this park's shoreline views "natural" despite dense nearby development. Preserving that natural view guarantees an even better Cochituate State Park for future generations of park users, and that can only be done by not permitting buildings to rise above the shoreline's vegetative screening.

We thank all who join in support for Cochituate State Park, and look forward to the opportunity to work with individuals and groups toward mutual success.

Sincerely,

Nathaniel Bogan Chairman, Cochituate State Park Advisory Committee

CC: Tim Murphy, John Dwinell, Susan Hamilton, A. Richard Miller