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Northborough planners pitch Blake Street pocket park and streetscape, estimate $850,000
Summary
Planning Director Laurie Connors told the Financial Planning Committee the Blake Street Park and Streetscape project would be the town’s FY27 CPC priority, covering the pocket park, 13 adjacent municipal spaces and streetscape elements; the project is at 75% design with an estimated $850,000 construction cost and would go to a town-meeting vote if CPC recommends it.
Planning Director Laurie Connors presented the Blake Street Park and Streetscape project to the Town of Northborough’s Financial Planning Committee on Dec. 9, saying, "The only project that would go forward in f y 27 is the Blake Street Park and Streetscape project." The application covers a small pocket park at Blake and Main, the 13 municipal parking spaces that abut it, and the streetscape along the east side of Blake Street.
Connors said the design focuses on accessibility and stormwater fixes: ADA-compliant walkways and parking, new pedestrian lighting and seating, bike racks, a pergola, expanded planted islands and rain gardens, and a split-rail fence…
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