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Resident urges town action over driveway near 210 Marco Road
Summary
Resident Andrew DeFraz told the Concord Select Board that a recently active agricultural ingress near 210 Marco Road is being used as a recreational driveway and creates a new four‑way intersection roughly 65 feet from his driveway; he asked the board to review permitting and sightline safety and the board advised first contacting the landowner.
A Concord resident told the Select Board on April 7 that new vehicle traffic on a neighboring property is creating a hazard near his driveway.
“My name is Andrew DeFraz. I know at 210 Marco Road,” he said, describing repeated daily use of an agricultural ingress now serving as a de‑facto driveway and reporting a sightline obstruction caused by a grade on the ingress. DeFraz said the access is about 65 feet from his driveway and that he has observed UTVs and pickup trucks using the route “multiple times a day.” He asked the board whether the change of use required a permit and requested the town’s guidance on safety and alternate access for the new owner.
Board members acknowledged the safety concern and walked through options the town typically pursues for similar complaints. The chair encouraged a direct attempt to contact the property owner and said starting with a polite discussion is usually the first step: “I’ll find out, give him a call, and then just talk and present it,” the chair said. Staff and road officials explained that long‑standing tracks are often treated as grandfathered driveways unless they materially alter drainage or right‑of‑way conditions; if the ingress were newly created or if work on the right of way has occurred, a formal driveway permit could be required.
The resident said he will try to contact the previous owner and the current owner, and board staff agreed to look for record evidence of a subdivision and to follow up with the resident if records are unclear. The board did not take formal enforcement action at the meeting.
