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Select board approves MassDOT-backed order of taking for Williamsville Road project
Summary
The select board voted to approve an order of taking, intent to alter the layout and to authorize recording for the Williamsville Road project; MassDOT and town staff said the project is fully grant-funded and private-property notices will follow recording.
The Hubbardston Select Board on Jan. 21 voted to approve the order of taking and related procedural steps for the Williamsville Road project, a MassDOT right-of-way acquisition the town said is wholly grant-funded.
Why it matters: Approving the order of taking and authorizing recordation are legal steps that allow the town to accept easements and temporary construction rights that the state and project will use for a road project. Town staff said the work is grant-funded and the select board’s approvals were procedural steps needed to move the project toward bidding.
What the board approved: The board approved three related motions presented by town staff and…
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