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Planning Board plans May 15 housing forum and pursues federal study grant for pedestrian/bicycle connectivity
Summary
Brentwood’s Planning Board scheduled a May 15 housing forum and advanced a $300,000 federal grant application to study bicycle/pedestrian connectivity and a safer Route 125 crossing at the recreation area.
The Brentwood Planning Board scheduled public engagement events and advanced a federal grant application tied to local housing and mobility planning.
The board set a public housing forum for May 15 from 5 to 7 p.m., to be organized with Resilience Design (the consultant working under the town’s housing grant). The forum will present draft ideas and seek public feedback on four draft focus areas the board identified: accessory dwelling units (ADUs), multifamily/mixed-use, workforce housing (to address state law compliance), and related strategies. Board members emphasized outreach to local groups, an email/newsletter campaign and one-to-one invitations to encourage participation. The board also scheduled a resilience work session at 5 p.m. on April 3 for members and consultants to coordinate content.
Separately, board members reported that the Select Board authorized submitting an application for a federal rural/tribal transportation assistance grant to fund a study of pedestrian and bicycle connectivity between the library, school and recreation facilities and to evaluate a safer crossing of Route 125 at the rec center. The application seeks $300,000 and was described as covering a feasibility study with conceptual drawings, cost estimates and multiple alternatives to inform later grant applications or design work. The board noted the grant requires no local match and carries no immediate financial obligation for the town; it would provide “free engineering” and a community-engagement process should the town later choose to pursue construction funding.
Board members agreed the study is a way to advance conceptual options for new connectivity and safety improvements; any later infrastructure work with a required local match would come to the town for a separate approval. The board also discussed using RPC and state grant channels for South Road/Route 125 improvements and noted that Brentwood’s project sits on the RPC 10-year list but its ranking and funding prospects depend on DOT cost-estimate adjustments and broader funding availability.
