Select Board lays out Wildwood Road, votes to discontinue portion of Toomey Street for town meeting
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The Select Board opened and closed public hearings, voted to lay out Wildwood Road as a public way and to discontinue a portion of Toomey Street for placement on the May town meeting warrant; both motions passed by voice vote.
The Select Board held public hearings and voted to lay out a portion of Wildwood Road as a public way and to discontinue a portion of Toomey Street, actions that the board will recommend for vote at the May annual town meeting.
Town Engineer Steven King explained there is a small portion of Wildwood Road that remains unaccepted and currently exists as a private way; the board’s action starts the Chapter 82 layout process to bring that segment before town meeting for acceptance. "We're here tonight to present the public hearing process to lay Wildwood out for town meeting approval and to ultimately allow the town to take it as a full public way," King said.
A local Wildwood Road resident asked how the change would affect addresses and signage; King said addresses will remain Toomey for affected properties and that the town will install correct signage once the way is accepted. After public comment the board voted to close the hearing and, by voice vote, approved a motion that the Select Board lay out Wildwood Road and recommend acceptance by town meeting.
King also presented a separate public hearing to discontinue a portion of Toomey Street, explaining that the Toomey cul‑de‑sac no longer exists because an extension of Wildwood Road overlaps the old layout. After closing the public hearing the board voted to forward a motion of partial discontinuance of Toomey Street and to recommend that the town meeting discontinue the described portion; that motion also passed on a voice vote.
In discussion the board and public asked how many unaccepted streets remain; King said there are 82 streets on a list of potential future acceptances and noted that streets laid out since February 2001 total 132. The board’s votes move the two items forward to the warrant process and to town meeting for final action.
The board’s recorded motions were made from the dais; the meeting minutes show the Select Board approved the layout and the partial discontinuance and will present both to town meeting for final acceptance or discontinuance.