Mountain Street East Sidewalk

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions and the official minutes; details may be misheard.

What: a resident's petition for a sidewalk on the eastbound side of Mountain St. East from the Summit to The Fairways, with new trees (item 7d of 2024-03-26, held since 2026-06-01).
Where it stands: on 2026-09-14 Public Works recommended approval as amended, 3-0: sidewalk on the south (eastbound) side from Quinapoxet Ln. to The Fairways only.
Next: Council vote; then an engineering plan and cost estimate, and placement on the sidewalk list subject to funding. Affected owners are notified if it is selected.

The petitioner called it a busy road with no sidewalk for much of its length, a visible desire path, and a bus stop that drops riders onto unimproved ground; he said he would drop the trees.
Four residents spoke, three against.

Homes on the north side have 4 to 5 foot retaining walls and about 10 feet from wall to curb, so snow storage, plow spray, ice and owner snow clearing were the main worries.
Loss of the front strip used for guest parking; cost to owners; two neighbors said they got no notice.
Engineering said the opposite (south/west) side was ideal because it avoids the walls and partly has sidewalk already.

Amended to the south, eastbound side from Quinapoxet Ln. to The Fairways, next to Worcester Country Club land, tying into the existing Fairways sidewalk and a bus stop.
Reducing the bounds meant no new notice was required; residents on the walled side are no longer affected.
Tony Economou, Satya B. Mitra and John P. Fresolo voted yes; Jay Mello offered scenarios and preliminary costs.

About 24 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-09-14 - Public Works Committee	24

2026-09-14 - Public Works Committee - Second hearing; opposition from walled-side residents; narrowed to Quinapoxet Ln. to The Fairways on the south side and recommended for approval as amended, 3-0.