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Brookline votes to hire third‑party traffic reviewer for Mason Road and Route 13, cap $5,000
Summary
Facing the Mason planning board's Onyx application and third‑party reviews, Brookline's Select Board authorized hiring an independent traffic and road‑safety reviewer for Mason Road/Route 13 (MASPB case MASPB2026‑01) with a ceiling of $5,000 to preserve the town's ability to appeal future findings.
The Select Board voted to hire a third‑party engineer to review traffic and road safety on Mason Road, Route 13 and the route into Townsend related to MASPB case MASPB2026‑01. S9 proposed the motion calling for a third‑party review; the motion set a ceiling amount of $5,000 and specified the scope include traffic and road safety.
Board members said retaining a reviewer in parallel with Mason's contracted reviewers protects Brookline's ability to raise defendable, expert objections later in the planning process. S1 (an abutter representative) explained that Brookline's options for post‑decision appeal are limited without expert testimony, and that a targeted safety‑focused peer review would provide evidence the town could use before Mason renders a final decision.
