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427 STREET HEARING & SUBDIVISION & CONSTRUCTION STREETS February 6, 1974 The Board of Selectmen held a hearing in Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building on Wednesday, February 6, 1974 at 7:30 p.m. Those present were Acting Chairman, Fred C. Bailey; Mrs. Natalie Riffin; Messrs. Sanborn Brown, and Alfred Busa, members of the Board of Select- men; also, Mr. John J. McSweeney, Director of Public Works/Engineering; Mr. James Chase, Town Engineer; Mr. William J. Martin, Assistant Town Engineer, and Mr. Peter M. Chalpin, Traffic Engineer. Mr. Bailey, Acting Chairman of the Board opened the meeting at 7:40 p.m. and introduced those present. He then went on to explain that the purpose of the hearing was to develop information for the Selectmen to use in laying out streets to be presented for acceptance at the Town Meeting. Mr. Bailey informed the residents that there were two types of streets. I. Subdivision Streets - No Betterments (No cost to Town or the abutters) these are Nickerson Road, Carmel Circle, and Prospect Hill Road 2. Construction Streets - Betterments will be assessed The construction streets are: Tewksbury Street, Wachusett Circle, and Wachusett Drive. He stated that hopefully con- struction would startin late Summer and be finished•by late Fall. He also stated that no one should receive notice of assessment of bill until Fall of "75" Mr. Bailey then stated that we would take one street at a time and that everyone would get a chance to state their opinions. Mr. Busa pointed out that after betterments were assessed payments could be carried over a period of years (5-20) at 5% interest, and could be liquidated at anytime. Mr. Patton of 30 Wachusett Drive asked, "What is meant by layout?" Mr. Bailey answered that it is the full amount of land being con- structed 4pon. - Mr. McSweeney stated that it starts at your front property line. The hearing was declared open upon the proposed layout of•Nickerson Road a subdivision street, (from Massachusetts Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue). No one appeared in favor or in opposition and the hearing was de- clared closed on Nickerson Road.