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Select Board accepts $498,877 MassDOT Complete Streets grant for Blake/Pierce project in 3‑2 vote
Summary
After extended public comment and internal debate about sequencing, the board accepted a $498,877 MassDOT Complete Streets grant for the Blake/Pierce streetscape and authorized the planning director to expend the funds; the roll-call vote was 3–2.
The Select Board voted 3–2 on Nov. 3 to accept a $498,877.10 MassDOT Complete Streets grant for the Blake/Pierce Streetscape Improvement Project and to authorize the planning director to expend the funds on behalf of the town.
Planning staff explained the award funds would support sidewalks, ADA ramps and a limited number of LED street lights along Blake and Pierce; the project was presented as one part of a larger downtown revitalization plan. Laurie (planning staff) told the board the Complete Streets grant is…
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