Parking data, business disruption loom as Select Board weighs Main Street options
Aug 19, 2026
Board members said a lack of consolidated parking occupancy data and concerns about lost spaces make it difficult to choose a design; staff and a board member recommended targeted parking studies and conversations with merchants before a design vote.
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Parking loss and business disruption surfaced repeatedly during the Select Board's Main Street discussion. Members noted an absence of a single, townwide parking occupancy database despite several commissioned studies and urged staff to deliver standardized counts and impact modeling before the board commits to a concept that could remove dozens of on-street spaces.
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