Sample letter
Feel free to cut and paste this text into your email or improvise your own letter with the key points included:
To Whom It May Concern:
My name is ______ and I am writing to thank you for your recent vote in favor of year-round maintenance of the Minuteman Trail. I am excited that the fruits of year-round access will now be Arlington's to enjoy. Like so many communities before ours, Arlington can now reap the benefits of safe passage to a crucial transit hub, off-street winter access to the commercial Center of Arlington, a Safe Route to School for our children, and uninterrupted recreation and exercise. Selectman Clarissa Rowe said it best:
“This is the future of Arlington…new Arlington residents are using the bike path both to get to (Arlington) Center, where we really need their presence, and to get to Alewife. I think this is new Arlington coming along and saying ‘this is what we want.'"
Year-round access will enhance our community in ways yet unseen in Arlington and will bring shoppers and diners from surrounding communities to Arlington's bustling business district. I appreciate your vote in favor of the pilot program and look forward to the day when year-round maintenance is official Town policy.
Sincerely,
your name, address
Right click on the 'email addresses' above to copy the email addresses and then paste them into a new email manually. In addition, to be considered 'official correspondence' by the Town of Arlington, it's imperative that you mail a hard copy of your message to Arlington Town Hall-2nd Floor, Board of Selectman Office, 730 Mass Ave, Arlington, MA. If you experience problems, visit our Town Officials page for the contact info.
Follow Up
If you send this by email, please CC clearthetrail@gmail.com or if you send a handwritten note, please let us know at the same email so we can keep track of the responses.
