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Select Board endorses two-part permitting strategy for Baxter Road alternative access
Summary
The Select Board unanimously endorsed a two-part permitting approach for the Baxter Road alternative access and utility relocation project, approving an NOI for town-owned corridors and a Request for Determination for private parcels to keep the project moving forward.
The Select Board unanimously voted to endorse a two-part permitting approach for the Baxter Road alternative access and utility relocation project, after more than three years of design and outreach.
Town staff described the recommendation as an NOI limited to town-owned parcels (Baxter Road, Sanketty Road, Bayberry Lane and the Sanketty bike path) together with a separate Request for Determination filed for privately owned parcels where owner signatures were not obtained. The two-track approach is intended to allow town-owned work to proceed while providing time to negotiate easements and, if necessary, pursue takings on private land.
The board heard a technical overview of the design footprint, permitting constraints and the relationship to the coastline. Town staff emphasized that large parts of the corridor lie within coastal buffer zones and that work seaward of the coastal bank will require…
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