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Select Board forwards downtown parking sight‑line review to Planning Board for inclusion in downtown improvement work
Summary
After debate about temporarily removing several parking spaces that staff flagged as sight‑line risks, the Select Board voted to forward the staff’s parking‑spot analysis to the Planning Board for consideration as part of the downtown improvement project.
Staff presented a GIS‑based review identifying downtown parking spaces within five feet of driveways or intersections that could create sight‑line hazards. Board members debated whether to implement temporary removals (to test effects and gather public feedback) or to await the Planning Board’s downtown‑improvement recommendations. Several members urged careful coordination with the pending downtown plan and cautioned against knee‑jerk removals; others favored a temporary test to gather resident input.
By motion the Select Board forwarded the materials in the meeting packet to the Planning Board for consideration as part of the downtown improvement project; the motion passed 4–0. Board members asked staff to include addresses and measurement data and to coordinate with the planning process before making permanent changes.
