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Planning board hears DPW plan to move fleet maintenance to Cogswell site; traffic and stormwater concerns raised
Summary
The Planning Board continued the public hearing on the Cogswell (RTS) expansion for DPW fleet maintenance, where applicants said the project would add about 32 daily trips and that routes used by larger vehicles would continue to favor a longer, less-congested path; neighbors asked for restrictions and mitigation on timing, access, and lighting.
The Planning Board continued a public hearing June 17 on a proposal to expand vehicle maintenance operations at the Cogswell site (RTS), including a new fleet-maintenance garage and changes to site circulation and access.
Project representatives told the board the expected net increase in daily trips to the site tied to fleet maintenance would be modest. “In our estimate we came up with 32 trips generated a day from the facility,” a traffic consultant said; the consultant described that figure as conservative and noted some repairs currently originate from the RTS and would shift location but not add comparable townwide vehicle trips. Planning staff and DPW representatives explained that larger DPW…
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