Select Board starts acceptance process for Hill Street, denies Pointe Street petition

Town Engineer John DiGiacomo told the Select Board the engineering division evaluated Hill Street and rated it "a very good score" of 129, recommending the board start the formal street‑acceptance process so planning and town‑meeting review can proceed.

"Based upon the petition and the extent of roadway requested, the engineering division evaluates Hill Street as an advantageous candidate for street acceptance," DiGiacomo said, and explained the next steps (plans, planning board review, town‑meeting vote and registry of deeds recording) if the board moves forward.

By contrast, DiGiacomo said Pointe Street scored poorly and the memo laid out nine items residents would need to complete—property surveys (estimated $20–30k), drainage design and likely hundreds of thousands for construction and encroachment removal—before the board could consider acceptance. The Select Board voted to recommend Hill Street start the acceptance process and to deny Pointe Street at this time.