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Downtown sidewalks and parking on North Main prompt safety debate; board to send designs to safety committee
Summary
Selectmen and downtown stakeholders debated proposed 4-foot sidewalk placement, angled parking removal and parking redistribution for North Main Street; safety and vehicle-turning clearance were central concerns.
A substantive discussion about North Main Street design, sidewalks and parking filled a large portion of the Oct. 7 Selectmen meeting as staff and residents weighed tradeoffs between pedestrian access and vehicle clearance.
Project staff and members of the design team (part of the municipal paving/shared-streets projects) described a recommendation to build a 4-foot sidewalk on the church side of North Main Street, which would move the sidewalk out and require rethinking angled parking in front of…
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