Selectmen to review Citizen Petition articles and hold Flagg Road Safety Forum

The Board of Selectmen are making good on a promise to residents living on and off of Flagg Road. The board will hold a Flagg Road Safety Forum a week from tonight.

The date is posted on the board’s agenda for this week. The agenda also shares that selectmen will be going over three Citizen Petition Articles tomorrow night (Tuesday, September 6). Those petitions cover Main Street, eliminating Use Variances, and Rescinding Town adoption of an Industrial Development Commission.

Presumably, the petition on gating Flagg Road will be raised at next week’s forum.

At their August 23rd meeting, selectmen fielded comments from upset Flagg Road residents. It was one of several discussions selectmen have held on Flagg Road since a report on possible safety measures for the road was posted in May.

Several commenters were angry about a perceived rush by the Zoning Board of Appeals to approve Park Central. And most were worried about the impact the project would have on road safety.

The board reassured residents that they shared concerns. Selectman John Rooney told residents that if Flagg Road is already unsafe, adding more traffic to it increases the hazards. They promised (again) to hold a forum dedicated to the issue.

That meeting will be held on Monday, September 12, 6:30 pm at the Senior Center (9 Cordaville Road).