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Council permits sidewalk waiver on Summer Street to preserve mature trees; requires ADA ramp on Front Street
Summary
Council approved a request by Brother Rene to waive sidewalk installation on the east side of Summer Street to avoid removing mature trees while requiring a sidewalk and ADA ramp on the Front Street portion; the motion passed unanimously.
Council President Joseph Frappolli explained that Brother Rene requested a waiver to avoid removing mature trees on the east side of Summer Street and that he plans to install a sidewalk and an ADA ramp on the Front Street portion of the property. Council voted unanimously to permit the Summer Street waiver and to require the sidewalk and ramp on the Front Street side.
The motion was recorded as passed on a roll call vote with all five members voting yes. The administration and council did not provide engineering details during the discussion; the waiver is limited to the Summer Street frontage to preserve on-site mature trees.
