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<p class="MsoNormal">Middleton deals with the same issue – so I’m interested to see how other municipalities deal with this issue.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#244061">Katrina O'Leary, AICP
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Middleton Town Planner</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#244061"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">195 North Main Street Middleton, MA 01949 PH: (978)777-8917<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Molly Belanger via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 20, 2023 9:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Unaccepted Streets<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Everyone, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lexington wants to know how other Massachusetts towns and cities deal with unaccepted streets. We currently have a handful of unaccepted streets that were created before our subdivision regulations and aren’t considered public or private
roads. We have regulations that require property owners to update the road if needed, at the time of a building permit. This is an attempt to ensure all roads are maintained to some level for emergency access and plowing. We’re wondering if other towns require
something similar, or if you don’t require anything at all, of the property owners on unaccepted streets and how you deal with their upkeep.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Molly <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Molly Belanger
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Planner, LUHD
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Town of Lexington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">1625 Massachusetts Avenue
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Lexington, Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Direct: 781-698-4564<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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