Selectboard backs plan to replace Main Street center main and avoid excavating building loops

The Selectboard chose an approach for Main Street that aims to reduce disruption to downtown businesses: the engineer will replace the 1905 center main and tie into the existing ductile‑iron service loops rather than excavating sidewalks and replacing the loops. The decision followed discussion of National Register constraints on the downtown block and Division of Fire Safety permitting requirements that would increase disruption if every building required a 24‑hour fire watch.