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Uxbridge Select Board approves Elm Street for layout; continues Campanelli and Tabor hearings to May 5
Summary
The Select Board closed and approved the public hearing for Elm Street and voted to recommend the street to Town Meeting for layout and acceptance. Public hearings for Campanelli Drive (and its extension) and Tabor/Taber Road were continued to May 5 after contractors committed remaining infrared seam and patch work.
The Uxbridge Select Board voted April 28 to close the public hearing on Elm Street and recommend the roadway to Town Meeting for layout and acceptance.
The board also continued public hearings for Campanelli Drive and Campanelli Drive extension and for Tabor/Taber Road to the board's next meeting on Monday, May 5, citing outstanding pavement work and the need for final inspections.
At the public hearing on Elm Street the board heard no public comment and moved to close the hearing. A motion to recommend Elm Street to Town Meeting for layout and acceptance passed unanimously.
Campanelli Drive and the Campanelli Drive extension remain unfinished in the town’s view because contractors have not completed one remaining item of infrared seam and pothole work. Town staff and representatives for the developer reported the contractor scheduled the infrared work to resume the next day after a truck malfunction delayed work; the developer’s representative and field-operations staff said they expect the repairs to be complete during the week. Select Board members and Department of Public Works staff recommended an on‑site meeting this week with the developer, engineering staff and DPW to inspect the problem areas and confirm completion before the May 5 meeting.
Select Board members expressed particular concern about visible excavator tracks and multiple infrared seams along Campanelli Drive extension. Select Board member Eli (surname not specified in the transcript) described “19 spots that need to be infrareded” and said he would not support acceptance unless defects were corrected. Russell Leon, speaking for the contractor/vendor, said his crew had walked the road and that infrared work was planned and would be completed this week; Ray Warner, identified in the meeting as the developer’s director of field operations, also said the crew expected to finish the repairs.
On Tabor/Taber Road, board members said a contractor has been engaged but that the town has not yet received verification the work is finished. The board agreed to hold the public hearing open until May 5 to allow completion and reinspection.
The board instructed staff to file required notices with the town clerk and to ensure documentation from DPW and the town’s engineering consultant is available before a final acceptance vote. The board’s motion to continue the Campanelli and Tabor hearings to May 5 passed unanimously.
The board’s decisions leave Elm Street on the warrant for incoming Town Meeting action, while Campanelli Drive/extension and Tabor/Taber Road remain contingent on completion of specified pavement and seam repairs and a follow-up inspection.
Votes at a glance
- Elm Street: Public hearing closed; Select Board voted to recommend Elm Street for layout and acceptance to Town Meeting. (Vote: unanimous) - Campanelli Drive and Campanelli Drive extension: Public hearing continued to May 5 to await infrared seam/pothole repairs and a joint inspection. (Vote to continue: unanimous) - Tabor/Taber Road: Public hearing continued to May 5 to await contractor completion and reinspection. (Vote to continue: unanimous)
What happens next
DPW and town engineering will join the developer’s representatives for inspections this week; if staff confirm repairs are complete, the board will consider final acceptance at its May 5 meeting and, for streets recommended for layout, the item will proceed to Town Meeting for final action.
