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Selectboard approves GEI parking designs for Hook and Jenks roads; Jenks plan passes 4–1 and remote parking to be explored
Summary
The Selectboard approved GEI Consultants’ Hook Road and Jenks Road parking improvement plans, authorized staff to work with GEI on Planning Board applications, recorded a 4–1 vote on Jenks Road, and agreed to explore remote parking options at a future Parking and Traffic workshop on August 9.
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND, Maine — The Selectboard on July 16 approved two parking improvement designs prepared by GEI Consultants and agreed to explore remote parking options as part of a forthcoming workshop.
Under agenda item 25-053 the board approved the Hook Road Parking Improvement Project prepared by GEI Consultants and authorized the Town Administrator to work with GEI in the application process for the Planning Board. The motion, moved by Selectboard member David Hill and seconded by Eliza Jane Adams, passed unanimously.
The board then considered the Jenks Road Parking Improvement Project under agenda item 25-054. Selectboard member David Hill moved the motion and Richard Hackel seconded; the minutes record a 4–1 vote in favor, with Selectboard member Eliza Jane Adams opposed. The board authorized the Town Administrator to work with GEI on the Planning Board application for the Jenks Road plan.
The Selectboard also discussed whether the town should initiate exploration of remote parking options to help alleviate congestion. The minutes record that the board’s consensus was to be open to the idea so long as remote parking is located on town property, and that the topic will be included on the August 9 Parking and Traffic workshop agenda.
No specific design details, cost estimates, or construction timelines are included in the meeting minutes; the motions authorize staff to pursue Planning Board review and permit applications with GEI Consultants.
Clarifying details: Hook Road approval recorded as unanimous; Jenks Road approval recorded as 4 in favor, 1 opposed (Eliza Jane Adams); remote parking exploration to be discussed August 9.
