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Needham weighs culvert feasibility study; select board schedules public hearing on seasonal crossing closure
Summary
Working‑group members reviewed a proposed culvert feasibility study (consultant estimate discussed at $44,000 with a task breakdown) and were told a select board public hearing on seasonal crossing closure is scheduled next Tuesday at 6 p.m.; no final vote was taken to fund the feasibility study.
At the Feb. 3 working‑group meeting, town staff and consultants reviewed options and costs for a proposed culvert feasibility study related to the Quiet Zone project and discussed a parallel proposal to seasonally close a crossing.
Speaker 4 reminded the group that 2024 Annual Town Meeting Article 30 appropriated $750,000 for Quiet Zone design; an existing contract with the design consultant was reported at $590,600, leaving about $159,400 in the appropriation that staff said could be used for the culvert feasibility without a reserve transfer. "The town meeting approved $750,000 ... the contract value is…
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