Selectboard opts for lower‑disruption Main Street water‑main replacement
To minimize downtown disruption, the Selectboard directed the engineer to replace the 1905 center main on Main Street and tie into existing service loops rather than excavating to replace the loops, and asked for outreach to business owners prior to final design.
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Palmer presented three approaches for Main Street: (1) replace the center main and the loops (would require temporary water to every building and likely 24‑hour fire watch permits), (2) replace the center main and use existing six‑inch loops as sleeves (would require construction easements and in‑building plumbing work), or (3) replace only the center main placed outside parking areas so one lane could likely remain open. The board discussed business impacts, regulatory permits, and construction timing; several members favored the third option as least disruptive.
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