A $1.5-million loan bylaw to repave Hudson streets made it through a register process unscathed.
Only 62 voters signed an Aug. 23 register at town hall in an attempt to block the move, according to assistant town clerk Diane Duhaime. A total of 428 residents were needed to sign the register to force a referendum on the repaving loan bylaw.
This week, town council is poised to approve a public tender call to tackle its road resurfacing plan.
Based on the borrowing bylaw tabled last month, the proposed first phase of repaving is to be financed over a 15-year period with property owners to face a special tax to cover the cost.
The first phase of the repaving work is expected to cover parts of Birch Hill, Cameron, Fairhaven, Hilltop, Lower Whitlock, Main, Melrose, Oakridge, Upper Whitlock, Ridge and Windcrest streets.
Since a strategic plan was unveiled last fall, council has heard an earful from residents about the poor state of Hudson’s roads.
Hudson’s goal is to eventually repave all the roads in the town, with approximately $1.5 million to be allotted annually over the next five years.
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