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Brewster Academy parking redesign continued after neighbors press traffic concerns
Summary
The Wolfeboro Planning Board continued Brewster Academy's parking lot reconfiguration hearing to Aug. 19 after extensive resident testimony about Green Street traffic, and asked the applicant for revised materials and third‑party review before the next session.
The Wolfeboro Planning Board on July 15 continued a public hearing on Brewster Academy's proposed academic courtyard and parking reconfiguration, scheduling the matter for further review on Aug. 19 after extended public comment and board discussion about traffic, pedestrian safety and stormwater review.
Brewster representatives presented a revised layout intended to improve campus circulation and emergency access. Architect Andy Smith said the new proposal extends Academy Drive to provide a continuous exit and removes a previously proposed hammerhead turnaround to improve emergency access: "The new proposal is making a slight adjustment to provide a continuous exit along Academy Drive," he said.
Board members and many nearby residents questioned whether the layout would reduce traffic on Green Street — a narrow, residential street that residents say now carries school and event traffic. Several public commenters told…
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