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Downtown plan altered as Complete Streets grant scope is renegotiated
Summary
The Downtown Development Committee told the Board of Selectmen the Complete Streets project scope shifted off North Main, prompting negotiations with MassDOT and a plan to split work between Complete Streets and Shared Streets grants to preserve sidewalks before paving.
The Board of Selectmen heard an update May 20 from the Downtown Development Committee on a change in scope for the town’s Complete Streets project and ongoing negotiations with state transportation officials.
Sheila Als Orsi, a member of the Downtown Development Committee, told the board the town holds two grants for downtown improvements: a $200,000 Shared Streets award and a $400,000 Complete Streets award, and that the town had been informed it could receive an additional $100,000. “The shared streets grant we got $200,000 for and the Complete Streets we got $400,000. We requested an additional…
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