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Select Board approves partial bond release for Pembroke Pines, retains funds for Whittemore Road sidewalk
Summary
The board approved releasing $40,320 from a site-restoration bond for Pembroke Pines and retained $59,600 to ensure completion of sidewalk work on Whittemore Road; members discussed pipeline relocation and contractor obligations as contingencies.
The Select Board approved a Planning Board request to partially release a site-restoration bond for the Pembroke Pines development, releasing $40,320 while retaining $59,600 to guarantee completion of the Whittemore Road sidewalk. Planning-board concerns included that the sidewalk work remains unfinished because a gas line relocation (Kinder Morgan) must occur for final completion; the developer agreed to withhold funds for the sidewalk and staff said the project is scheduled for work in September.
Speaker 2 raised the concern that retaining the money might implicitly relieve the developer of responsibility for moving the pipeline, but staff clarified there remains leverage: final plan sign-off and other approvals remain conditional until required work is completed. The board voted to release the partial bond and retain the remainder to secure the sidewalk work.
