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Committee member reports McDonald’s opening; neighbors and staff raise traffic safety concerns
Summary
A committee member said a McDonald’s opened with local officials attending and hiring about 30 staff; committee members and staff raised concerns about unsafe turning movements near a living center and a recent Chester turn-lane decision.
A committee member reported that a McDonald’s opened recently and that two selectmen, Economic Development Committee representation and fire personnel attended the opening. The committee member said the restaurant has hired roughly 30 young people and will operate long hours, and participants discussed how the new business could affect local traffic patterns.
"We had 2 selectmen, Scott McDonald and John Charles were in attendance... Peter DeSantis, the EDC was there... Chief Tahoe was there," the committee member said, noting community and municipal representation at the opening. The member also said the new store "hired 30 young people to operate the store from 5AM to 1AM the next day."
Board members and staff discussed safety concerns at a nearby intersection and turning movements by vehicles exiting a nearby living center, saying those drivers sometimes turn in ways that could be hazardous. Staff noted a separate recent decision to make the Chester turn a turnback and suggested that configuration and increased local traffic from the new business could compound risks for southbound drivers.
The transcript records no formal traffic-control request or vote; participants said they would follow up and staff agreed to report back if conditions on the street change. The meeting also referenced a planned meeting to revisit related street configuration decisions.
