Selectboard sets July 1 deadline on Clark Road turnaround documents, warns of reclassification

The Williamstown Selectboard on May 12 set a firm July 1, 2025 deadline for completion of legal documents tied to the Clark Road turnaround and warned that failure to meet the deadline will trigger a reclassification of the road.

Selectboard member Clayton Woodworth read the proposal on behalf of the board and told attendees that, "Clark Road will be reclassified as a Class 4 highway at the July 14th, 2025 Selectboard meeting" if all required documentation is not delivered to the town manager by July 1, 2025. Clayton's motion, seconded by Scott McCarthy, passed.

The proposal also requires documentation clarifying that the town is not responsible for snowbank removal on the Airport Road LLC property where the turnaround was to be established. The board recorded that Lucky Boardman had earlier said a Chappel easement prevents placing the turnaround in the previously agreed location without written permission from Chappel, and that an alternative location presented would not accommodate a plow truck. Lucky said he will contact Chappel to seek written permission.

The Selectboard scheduled the reclassification action to become effective at the July 14 meeting if the July 1 deadline is not met; no vote tally beyond the recorded motion and second was included in the minutes. The town manager was assigned as the office to receive all documents.