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REPORT OF
COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURES OF
STREET AND SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION
PURPOSE
To enable the town to more properly meet the needs of its1 citizens for
an adequate street and sidewalk reconstruction program.
To enable citizens to better understand the street and sidewalk recon-
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struction program.
To enable those citizens who are directly affected by street and sidewalk
construction through the physical improvements to their neighborhoods and
by the burden of additional improvements and betterments taxes, thereon,
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to have a more direct voice before the actual contracts are awarded and
the reconstruction undertaken.
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To establish a more realistic annual Capital Expenditures Budget.
To make better use of the Engineering Services and the Engineering
Department and the annual expenditures therein.
To provide for a more rapid acceptance of new streets, thereby allowing
for better care and maintenance of the town, which will in turn prevent
more costly reconstruction at a later date.
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PLAN
PHASE 1 PUBLISH STREET AND SIDEWALK LIST
HOLD PRELIMINARY JUNE HEARING
In the Spring the Selectmen will decide on the list of streets and side-
walks to be considered for reconstruction, publish the names of these '
streets and sidewalks, and set dates in June for preliminary hearings
for all interested citizens. The purpose of these preliminary hearings
will be to obtain information from interested parties regarding need
for improvements and suggested major design features. Information as
to probable design will be provided by the Town Engineer to the extent
such information can be made available without special surveys or
detailed plans.
PHASE 11 PREPARATION OF PRELIMINARY PLANS
During the summer months the Town Engineering Department will prepare
preliminary plans based on a current field survey of the streets and
sidewalks to be reconstructed. The design will take into account the
aesthetic as well as engineering problems, including proposed tree plant-
ing and landscaping. Design criteria will be flexible and may include
sidewalk and slope easements to preserve natural features, varying width
of streets, sidewalks, and grassed areas, etc consistent with safety
and good engineering practice.
PHASE 111 FALL HEARING ON PRELIMINARY PLANS
In the fall , there will be public hearings based on the completed pre-
liminary plans. No later than one week before the Fall Hearings the
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proposed streets or sidewalks to be reconstructed will be staked out with orange markers
in the ground and'markers on those trees recommended for removal
Phase IV REVISION OF LIST
On the basis of those hearings and the report of Citizen Advisory Board, the Board of
Selectmen will determine which projects are to be included for recommended Town Meeting,
action, and will establish the general design criteria for such projects
PHASE V PREPARATION OF FINAL PLANS; TOWN MEETING ACTION ,
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Based on the fall hearings and the established design criteria, final construction plans
will be prepared When completed the plans will be submitted to the Board of Selectmen `",
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for preparation of an article for the appropriation of construction money by the Town
Meeting The Citizens Advisory Board (a; recommended under Implementation below) will
also submit to the Board of Selectmen a written report on the final plans with their
recommendations Detailed cost estimates will be made or, if possible, bids will be taken
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prior to the Town Meeting, so that the exact amount of funds required can be determined.'
D LotE?TATION
1 Declare a moratorium on the usual annual street and sidewalk construction program,
except for those sidewalks essential for the safety of school children
2 The 1971 Town Meeting should have an article specifically allocating funds for the
design and engineering of streets and sidewalks proposed for reconstruction A similar
article should be repeated annually based on a projected long-range program for street
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and sidewalk reconstruction.
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4 Construction m«# to be appropriated 2muld include e_ required etre planting .
and Im&�landscaping, as proposed in the final plansprepared 2 Phase of the plan
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