While jogging this morning I bumped into DPW Foreman Bobby Kennedy, Jr. at the MSH (DPW was boarding up doorway entrances with cement blocks) and I asked about the status of their work on Green Street. He said he is waiting on asphalt from Aggregate Industries, and that Aggregate Industries has promised him the asphalt he needs by mid-September. He said he does not want to rip up the old asphalt that needs replacement until he knows he has the new asphalt available to put down, so residents will have a dirt road for as short a period as possible.
He also opined that the road is so old that it may need proper gravel installed, explaining that lots of the old roads in town were cart paths on which asphalt was spread. He mentioned finding a horse shoe during the work on Green Street.
I asked specifically about Hartford Street as well, and Bobby opined that too was probably not well prepared, given its age. I asked about the effects of the higher water table resulting from the beaver activity on The Trustees of the Reservation (TTOR) Fork Factory Brook property, and Bobby opined that a higher water table could adversely impact Hartford Street where it is unlikely that there is sufficient gravel under the pavement on Hartford Street. I will share that information and make that point to the TTOR when their representative, Mike Francis, comes to speak with the selectmen about the beaver situation this month.
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