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Bel Air budget debate centers on Bolton bike lanes, mall connections and park trails
Summary
Commissioners and staff debated proposed bike lanes on Bolton Street, developer-funded work at the Hartford Mall, smaller town-funded extensions near the hospital, and several park trail connections; some commissioners worried about narrow vehicle lanes and cyclist safety at intersections.
Commissioners spent an extended portion of the April 24 budget work session debating the town’s bicycle and pedestrian implementation plan, proposed bike lanes on Bolton Street and McPhail Road, and several short trail connections linking neighborhoods with parks and downtown.
Staff displayed maps showing developer-required improvements along Bolton Street adjacent to the Hartford Mall — a yellow stretch the developer must install — and two blue extensions the town was asked to consider funding. Lisa, a town finance staff member, confirmed the town would not pay for the developer’s required yellow work but could fund the blue extensions; commissioners discussed deferring the larger mall extension (a roughly $40,000 item in the draft) to FY27 while possibly funding a smaller $20,000 extension near…
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