COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, July 15, 2022 • 9
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Westborough seeks members for Master Plan Implementation Committee WESTBOROUGH - Westborough is seeking members for its Master Plan Implementation Committee. Finalized last year, the 2021 Master Plan set out a series of goals and objectives to steer the town in the coming years. The Master Plan Implementation Committee is, in turn, charged with “keeping the town enthusiastic and engaged in its 2021 Master Plan,” as noted in a press release last week. The committee will be tasked with advancing the
plan’s vision and goals, working with town departments, boards, committees and organizations to that end. The committee will also be charged with tracking and reporting progress to the Select Board, the Planning Board and the community at large, as well as monitoring progress for improvement opportunities. It is anticipated that the committee will meet twice per month for the first quarter and then evaluate its meeting schedule going forward. Residents who want to be
involved are asked to send a letter of interest to the office of the Planning Board at 45 West Main St., Westborough by Wednesday, Aug. 17. Those interested should include a brief statement explaining why they are interested in the town’s Master Plan and why the town should choose them. Applicants should also identify an area of interest related to the Master Plan. Letters can also be sent by email to planning@town. westborough.ma.us.
WRTA weighs extending bus route to Shrewsbury’s Edgemere Crossing
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Worcester/Shrewsbury border along Route 20. These proposed changes come after a National Community Survey administered to Shrewsbury residents earlier this year identified mobility as an area for growth. According to the results, only 10% of surveyed residents had used public transportation instead of driving in the past year. Just 22% gave the ease of traveling by public transportation “good” or “excellent” ratings. “I thought for the most part, particularly in areas where we might have scored lower, that the public was probably right on, especially in the mobility area,” Board of Selectmen Chair Moe DePalo said when the results were presented on May 24.
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A proposal from the WRTA would bring bus service to Shrewsbury’s new Edgemere Crossing development.
DePalo described public transportation in the area as “not great.” “I think it’s interesting because it may be signaling an opportunity for us to provide a new service or think about partnering with the WRTA more than we have in the past,” Town Manager Kevin Mizikar later told the Community Advocate of possible responses to this data.
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These proposed changes will not be final until the WRTA Advisory Board votes on them on July 21. The WRTA already has some service within Shrewsbury, with a route stretching past the municipal campus on Maple Avenue into the Town Center. See information on all of the proposed WRTA changes and learn more at https:// www.therta.com/.
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