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Town plans encroachment review as committee members raise safety concerns about brick sidewalks and tree roots
Summary
Town staff said it is undertaking an encroachments review and intern presentation for the Select Board; committee members highlighted uneven brick sidewalks on Upper Main and Milk streets caused by tree roots and urged design alternatives to reduce liability and forced pedestrian exposure to traffic.
Nantucket — The town is compiling a review of sidewalk encroachments and expects an intern presentation in August, and committee members used a July 12 meeting to press for concrete action on dangerous sidewalk conditions created by tree roots and brick paving. Libby Gibson told the Advisory Committee of Nonvoting Taxpayers that the town is focusing on encroachments such as hedges, stakes and boulders that extend into public rights-of-way and impede pedestrian traffic. She said a team of real-estate interns is preparing a presentation for the Select Board in early August. “These are things like hedges that…
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