Carol Blute - "Still a Townie"

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Although not a bonafide TOWNIE, I was born in Boston not at Milton Hospital, I am a TOWNIE nonetheless.

In 2000 I retired as Assistant Town Administrator here in Milton. Currently I serve as Clerk to the Warrant Committee.

I was on the Board of Directors of the former Milton Visiting Nurses.

Currently, I am a member of the Blue Hills Trailside Advisory Committee, a Committee dedicated to the support of the Trailside Museum. The Museum is a educational resource for children, adults, school groups, scouts and camp program. It also serves as an interpretive center for the 7,000 acre Blue Hills Reservation.

I grew up in this neighborhood; actually I have been between two blocks in my whole life. As such, I have watched this neighborhood and area grow and change. Where the Pierce School now stands, we used to play. I can remember some of the homes on Audubon being built. The Brook and its natural beauty have always meant a great deal to me. Not that long ago it flowed steadily along and it was beautiful to stand on the bridge and watch it. Over the years the Brook has become filled with silt, debris and it no longer is a free flowing stream. Following severe storms, the residents along the Brook are subjected to flooding.

When Dick Russell approached me with his intent to form a neighborhood association dedicated to the interests of all neighbors in this area, with a special interest in preserving the natural beauty of our Brook, Immediately joined.

The Pine Tree Brook Neighborhood Association has grown into a vibrant group of residents, who help each other. If a need is known, there is someone in the Association who manages to assist. Dick Russell once reported on an "Un-Gated community" as people who care, maintain their property, watch the children, take care of and help the elderly and those who are in need of assistance. This is such a group, and I am proud to be part of it.