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Town presents train station plans and potential transit hub; staff weigh RAISE grant and arts‑facility ideas
Summary
Hillsborough staff described a funded design for a future train station and station building, explained remaining railroad review and indemnification steps, and discussed the larger 20‑acre site as a transit‑oriented development opportunity that could include civic uses such as a performing‑arts facility; county and regional partners are exploring
Town staff presented an update on the prepared train‑station site plan and a conceptual civic/residential/commercial plan for the roughly 20‑acre property adjacent to the tracks, and county transportation staff described efforts to assemble partners for a federal RAISE (or similar) grant to create a multimodal hub.
Stephanie Trueblood, the town’s train station project manager, summarized the project history: Hillsborough purchased the site in 2008 and the project received state and regional funding in the 2016–2025 transportation program. A concept plan and engineering work by a consultant were completed and the town obtained a site‑plan approval. Trueblood said the town must still execute a preliminary‑engineering agreement with the…
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