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Uxbridge committee rejects on‑street parking on Blackstone Street; recommends off‑street options and environmental survey
Summary
Residents and staff agreed on safety concerns with on‑street parking on Blackstone Street to access Cormier Woods and urged off‑street parking or directional signage. Committee members flagged steep grade changes, wetland buffers and a potential rare‑plant habitat and recommended a biologist survey before any lot or permitting is pursued.
Phil, a resident and former selectman who spoke to the committee about access to Cormier Woods, asked whether on‑street parking on Blackstone Street could be permitted to let visitors use a family‑owned parcel to reach a trail. He framed the request as a search for safe, practical access options and said his family considered signage or creating a small lot but worried about hazards on the narrow roadway.
Committee members and town staff rejected on‑street parking on safety grounds. Phil asked rhetorically, “what happens if a kid opens a door and walks into Blackstone Street?”…
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