Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio brought up the idea of a truck exclusion on Dedham Street a few weeks ago at a board meeting. The idea picked up some steam at a public information meeting Tuesday night called by selectmen to solicit input on traffic calming ideas from Kirby Drive to Washington Street. More than […]
Most Canton residents have seen the statue of a Civil War soldier in the lobby of Memorial Hall when they have stopped by to pay a tax bill or attend a government meeting. The Union soldier, dressed in pants, coat and cap, clutches a rifle between his hands as he leans forward on his left […]
The Canton Recreation Commission, Recreation Director Janet Maguire, and the Board of Selectmen are asking for public input on a proposed new fee schedule for use of town fields that would take effect January 1, 2015. Selectmen are asking for a final recommendation from the Recreation Commission before the board’s next meeting on November 18. […]
The late Ronald “Butch” Pasquarosa, a longtime employee of the town of Canton, will be honored when the Department of Public Works names its garage on Bolivar Street in his memory on Sunday, October 19. Pasquarosa was born on March 30, 1939, on Lincoln Street in Canton. He attended Canton High School, graduating in 1957. […]
The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night voted to move forward with a planned redesign of the Chapman Street/Washington Street intersection, which will include a “smart” traffic light, elimination of the small island at the beginning of Chapman Street, new pedestrian lights, and widened shoulders for bicyclists. The cost of the project is estimated at […]
Preliminary work on the Pleasant-Bolivar Street roundabout will begin Friday with the major work beginning next week. DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta said the project should last five to six weeks, depending on the weather. He said current traffic flow should not be interrupted and he does not anticipate any detours. Work will be conducted Monday […]
Amid heavy opposition from area residents, selectmen on Tuesday night upheld their earlier June vote and decided to go ahead with the proposed roundabout project on Pleasant Street, estimated to cost between $200,000 and $300,000. Selectmen were impressed with the report of professional traffic engineer Gary McNaughton of McMahon and Associates, who they had hired […]
Selectmen are prepared to commit portions of the town’s $1.35 million University Station mitigation fund to fix intersections not covered by the Dedham Street/I-95 Interchange Improvement Project that is slated to begin next spring. The state-funded Dedham Street project, which was recently fast-tracked after being absorbed into the larger interchange project, consists of a series […]
Selectmen will wait until a meeting is held between a third party engineer and a resident who disputes the traffic study conducted by a firm for the DPW on the proposed Pleasant Street roundabout plan before deciding the ultimate fate of the project. Matt Osborne of 953 Pleasant Street has reviewed the traffic study conducted […]
Selectmen were met with a firestorm of criticism from residents of Pleasant and Bolivar streets Tuesday night as residents claimed that they were not properly notified about the recently approved roundabout (rotary) project. A group of six residents, speaking during the public comment period of Tuesday’s selectmen’s meeting, said the project would not solve traffic […]
