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Hardwick board initiates review to lower Dimock Road speed limit to 25 mph
Summary
The Select Board voted to initiate an amendment to the town traffic ordinance to consider reducing the posted speed limit on Town Highway 71 (Dimock Road) from 35 to 25 mph and authorized staff to pursue a traffic study and public hearings.
The Hardwick Select Board voted to initiate an amendment to the town traffic ordinance to consider lowering the posted speed limit on Town Highway 71 (Dimock Road) from 35 mph to 25 mph and authorized the town manager’s office to take the next steps, including a traffic/engineering study and public hearings.
A board member moved the amendment and asked the town manager’s office to proceed with next steps; members discussed the role of the regional planning commission in providing speed‑limit recommendations and agreed public input from residents on the road will be important. One member emphasized the need to ensure any change would hold up in court and that law‑enforcement coordination might be required.
The board emphasized this vote only initiates the process: future steps will include engineering input, a public‑hearing schedule and formal ordinance language if the study supports a change. The motion carried by voice vote.
