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Residents raise traffic-control, sign-tampering and schedule concerns on 306 Center Street construction
Summary
Neighbors and staff described prolonged detours, missing signs and traffic disruptions from the 306 Center Street infrastructure project; the contractor said crews are sequencing sewer and water tie-ins and aims to be out of the public roadway in about three weeks.
Council and staff reopened an ongoing discussion about construction at 306 Center Street after residents raised repeated concerns about traffic control, signage being moved, and impacts to local driveways and parking.
"A lot of the stuff that's happening right now... we're getting more and more information that there's people intentionally moving signs and actually running over them," Brian, a town staff member working on the project, told the council. He said the town's website includes the complaint process and all project documents and urged neighbors to file formal complaints so staff can follow up.
Contractor Dale King outlined sequencing and timing for the utilities work. "As we move forward over the next month, the December, we're going to be out of the roadway. That's our goal," King said, describing current work on sanitary sewer tie-ins followed by water connections and then site excavation. He said crews would expand to meet schedule deadlines and that temporary measures were in place to control groundwater and manage tides.
Residents described repeated inconveniences: detours, three-point turns near restaurant entrances, missed recycling pickups and a signaled concern that real-estate activity has been affected. Staff said they have requested heavier sign anchoring and are considering placing some signs on posts and adding concrete ballast to stop unauthorized removal.
Town staff also said they will install a site sign with a QR code that links to an updated construction schedule so neighbors can see day-to-day timing. Staff agreed to keep the item on future agendas until neighbors and council determine impacts have eased.
Why it matters: The work is infrastructure necessary to complete the development and is expected to reduce on-site impacts once utilities are connected, but prolonged closures and tampering with traffic-control devices pose safety and access problems for residents and businesses.
What to expect next: Staff and the contractor said they will continue daily schedule updates, install a QR-code project sign, add weight/anchoring to traffic-control signs and aim to be out of the roadway within weeks; residents were told to document incidents through the town's official complaint process.
