AGENDA
Calais Roads Advisory Committee Meeting
Wednesday, Dec 17, 2014
at the Calais Town Office

The next regular meeting of the Calais Roads Advisory Committee is Wednesday, Dec 17, 7:00 pm at the Calais Town Office
Agenda:

• Public Comments
• approve minutes of Nov 19th meeting
• Review the Selectboard Charge to the Calais Roads Advisory Committee
• Review Lightening Ridge Rd recommendations to the Selectboard
• Discuss which roads to study next
• Other business
• Committee Charge: the Committee will consider and report out their findings and recommendations regarding the following topics of importance:
o Scenic roads and maintaining the scenic character of Calais Roads
o Scenic shade trees and approaches for their protection and reestablishment
o When and under what circumstances should shade trees be removed
o Evaluate road maintenance standards to be applied on Calais Roads, with sensitivity being given to roads of a scenic or rural character;
o Evaluate and develop a categorization system for Calais roads based upon criteria to include level of use, speed of travel, road width, scenic/historic character, safety, impact to residents, environmental protection, sprawl, traffic calming, and ease/cost of maintenance;
o Evaluate possible variations between roads and applicable maintenance standards to the road category
o Evaluate roads that require upgrades
o Evaluate roads that may be downgraded
o Evaluate road conditions and maintenance with respect to non-motorized traffic (e.g. bicycle, pedestrian, animal powered transport).
o Other matters that may come to the attention of the committee through public input or from the Selectboard

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