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Officials say developer will grant right‑of‑way but not fund state‑standard bypass; traffic study and FlowServe easement remain unresolved
Summary
Planning commissioners heard an update on the Mountain Brook Farm project and a Developer Rights and Responsibilities Agreement, where staff said the developer will grant right‑of‑way but is not willing to cover the extra cost to build a bypass road to state standards.
The Planning Commission received an extended update on the Mountain Brook Farm project and a draft Developer Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (DARA). Staff and the town’s legal and planning representatives said the developer is willing to provide a right‑of‑way for the future bypass road, but expressed reluctance to pay the additional costs required to build that road to state‑highway standards. Commission members and staff emphasized that an independent traffic study and further negotiation are needed before a formal DARA can be signed.
What the commission was told: Jay (town legal) said the team has made progress but that the most significant unresolved questions are about the road: who will pay to build it, what standard it must meet, who will review it and whether it will be built in phases. “The big ones were, were quite hefty. They were the issue of the road,” he said, and…
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