[MassHistPres] [External] Re: Public way

[Robert Casinghino]

In Royalston public ways are not only roads but also parks, the common and
parking lots that are considered town property.

On Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 1:13 PM Gretchen Schuler via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> 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
>> @medwayma.gov <http://medwayma.gov>. Please edit your contacts to reflect
>> this change.*
>>
>> 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
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/155+Village+Street+%0D%0A+Medway,+MA+02053?entry=gmail&source=g>*
>>
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/155+Village+Street+%0D%0A+Medway,+MA+02053?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>
>> *Medway, MA 02053
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/155+Village+Street+%0D%0A+Medway,+MA+02053?entry=gmail&source=g>*
>>
>> *(508) 321-4918*
>>
>>
>>
>> *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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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