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Templeton board agrees to press MassDOT and file appeal over Gardner approval of Compass Lane subdivision
Summary
At an emergency Select Board meeting, Templeton officials raised safety concerns about a proposed Compass Lane subdivision on Route 2A, voted to pursue MassDOT review of the curb cut and to file an appeal of the Gardner Planning Board approval as backup ahead of a filing deadline.
The Town of Templeton Select Board agreed at an emergency meeting to ask MassDOT to review a proposed curb cut and to file an appeal of the Gardner Planning Board's approval of the Compass Lane subdivision if necessary, citing safety concerns where the proposed road meets Route 2A.
The action came after planning board chairman Kirk Muschetti described what he called a safety risk where the subdivision road would intersect Route 2A near the old Ames house, saying, "It's strictly based on safety." Muschetti said he had raised the issue at Gardner Planning Board meetings and felt his concerns had "fallen on deaf ears." The board noted a filing deadline the following day to start an appeal.
Town counsel said the legal path would be…
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