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Finance Committee recommends easements for Elm Street Safe Routes to School; grant will fund construction
Summary
The Gardner City Finance Committee voted Feb. 26 to recommend to the full council an order of taking for temporary and limited permanent easements needed for the Elm Street Safe Routes to School project. Construction funding comes primarily from a Commonwealth grant.
The Gardner City Finance Committee on Feb. 26 voted to recommend that the full council adopt an order of taking for temporary and limited permanent easements along Elm Street between Temple Street and Cherry Street to advance a Safe Routes to School project.
The mayor told the committee the easements are the last preconstruction step required by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for the project to proceed. "This is a project that has come before the Council on several occasions. This…
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