Government
Town Council to Vote on Flexi-Pave Trail Extension at Irwin [UPDATE in Comments]
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Town officials on Wednesday will vote on a proposal that would extend the Flexi-Pave path at Irwin Park around the circumference of the Weed Street property. The “sustainable porous pavement,” as it’s called, was installed about seven years ago along a long, popular loop at Irwin, running north of the entrance and then up along the Wahackme Road side and back toward the buildings at the park (occupied now by municipal bodies). Advocates for the project say the final 555-foot stretch across the “great lawn” would “complete the loop” at Irwin. Funds raised privately several years ago went toward what’s been laid down so far, and extra monies from that effort—long kept in a dedicated “Special Projects Account”—would be used to pay the approximately $53,000 needed for this final stretch. The Town Council, whose approval is required for capital projects on town land, is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the proposal.