[MassHistPres] [External] Re: Public way

[Gretchen Schuler]

My apologies - I am the one who said parking lots for town property are
public ways - Always counted them as well as public parks, train and MBTA
tracks in a town in which I worked as per lawyers on Commission.....In fact
most definitions of public ways include parks and parking lots -
perhaps there is a definition in MGL that does not?
Gretchen Schuler
Wayland, MA

On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM Barbara Saint Andre <
bsaintandre at medwayma.gov> wrote:

> *Note: As of July 1st, 2025, all Town of Medway emails have changed to
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> I would caution that parking lots are not generally public ways.  A public
> way is a street that has been laid out and accepted as a public way by the
> Select Board and Town Meeting, or has become a public way by other legal
> means.  Check with your town clerk or planning board for a list of public
> ways in your town.
>
>
>
> *Barbara J. Saint Andre*
>
> *Director, Community and Economic Development*
>
> *Town of Medway*
>
> *155 Village Street*
>
> *Medway, MA 02053*
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> *(508) 321-4918*
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>
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> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> *On Behalf Of *Gretchen
> Schuler via MassHistPres
> *Sent:* Friday, November 14, 2025 9:28 PM
> *To:* Nancy Dole <nlouisedole at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* MHC Preservation listserv <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> *Subject:* [External] Re: [MassHistPres] Public way
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>
> YES, absolutely!  It is a public way.
>
> Gretchen Schuler
>
> Wayland Historic District Commission
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM Nancy Dole via MassHistPres <
> masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
>
> Would a structure visible from a town owned parking lot be considered
> visible from a public way?
> Nancy Dole
> West Tisbury HDC
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