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Select Board tables motion on Envision Needham Center grant and asks staff and consultants to revisit options
Summary
The Select Board deferred a major decision on the Envision Needham Center pilot after public opposition and internal debate, tabling a motion that would have dropped the state grant condition requiring bike lanes and directed the committee and consultants to evaluate two- and three-lane alternatives alongside the towns current four-lane option.
The Select Board paused a formal decision about the Envision Needham Center pilot after extensive public comment and internal debate, agreeing to take two weeks for further consultation with town staff and consultants. The board had before it a motion—proposed by a board member and seconded—that would have instructed staff and the Envision committee to give up the state grant tied to protected bike lanes, direct consultants to evaluate three alternatives (optimal versions of the current four-lane layout, a…
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