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Select Board asks advisory bodies to review Center Street 'side‑lot' proposal before issuing RFI
Summary
After lengthy debate, the Select Board directed the Transportation Board, Economic Development Advisory Board, Housing Advisory Board and Planning Board to hold public presentations and submit memos on the Center Street side‑lot/sidewalk proposal before the Select Board issues an RFI; the decision follows concerns about market viability, merchant impacts and housing on public land.
Planning staff presented the Center Street Lot Committee’s preferred ‘side‑lot’ scheme and asked the Select Board to authorize an RFI (request for information) to test developer interest in a public‑private redevelopment. The RFI would be framed around the committee’s preferred option while allowing alternatives that meet the committee’s objectives.
The board split over whether to issue an RFI now or first obtain formal comment from advisory bodies. Supporters of an immediate RFI argued the tool would…
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