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Northborough Open Space Committee backs Blake Street Park CPA application after debate over scope and cost
Summary
Town planner Laurie Connors presented the Blake Street Park portion of a downtown streetscape plan and asked the Open Space Committee to endorse a Community Preservation Act (CPA) application; the committee approved a support letter after debate about the pergola and project cost (vote 4–1).
Town Planner Laurie Connors asked the Northborough Open Space Committee to support a Community Preservation Act application for improvements to the Blake Street pocket park and adjacent streetscape.
Connors said the proposal is part of a larger Blake and Pierce streetscape project that would add sidewalks, stormwater infrastructure (three rain gardens fed by three catch basins), improved lighting, seating, screening for utility equipment and other downtown beautification elements. She told the committee construction costs for the park portion were estimated at $628,000, with a 20 percent contingency and additional items that brought the total project estimate to $850,000. Connors said the design is about 75 percent complete and that the Complete Streets grant—about $500,000—will fund work on the west side of Blake Street while the CPA application seeks funding for improvements on the east side and in…
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