Text Box: September 2007 Text Box: TOWN TO GO AHEAD ON EMERGENCY STREET REPAIRS By Dave Chitwood Mayor Beers expressed her concern about poor conditions on some town streets at the Aug. 13 town council meeting. She mentioned the expanding hole at the intersection of upper Cornell Ave. and Wellesley Circle, as well as holes on Yale Avenue. Other areas targeted for emergency street repair include the town hall parking lot and Oxford Ave., she said. She pointed out that something had to be decided soon because cold winter temperatures will make repair difficult. The repairs are not part of the planned massive street rehabilitation for the town but are needed to respond to critical conditions. Town ordinances allow bypassing typical bid solicitation protocols in the event of emergency. Councilmember Robin Kogelnik moved that the town go ahead with these emergency repairs. Councilmember Steve Matney seconded, adding that the language in the motion should be rephrased to accommodate language in the town ordinances pertaining to emergency conditions. He added that the proposal would require street closures for 24 hours. Because some of the repairs will be along Oxford Road, E.E. Lyons, the contractor, will be asked to coordinate these closures with the park Text Box: —continued on page 3