What: the state Better Connections program: Waterbury Center triangle recommendations and a Route 100 scoping study grant (VTAP).
Where it stands: on 2026-10-06 the Board voted unanimously to explore the VTAP scoping study grant (estimated $80,000 to $90,000, 80/20 match, $10,000 set aside, application due end of November). On 2026-10-22 it voted on long-term triangle recommendations.
Next: short-term recommendations on 2026-11-05.
Details
2026-10-22 votes: redesign three intersections to reduce slip lanes (unanimous); repave the Guptil Road section (unanimous); more parking on Guptil Rd (4-1, Sabin opposed); move or remove the utility pole at Guptil Rd and Howard Ave (unanimous); long-term stormwater improvements (unanimous); permanent off-road pathways in the triangle green (failed for lack of a second); steering committee to return with a Howard Ave pedestrian lane redesign (unanimous).
A resident raised a conflict-of-interest concern on 2026-10-06 about Clapp and Discover Waterbury; Clapp said he was not involved.
Short-term recommendations: keep three stop signs at Guptil Rd/Maple St (4-1, Sabin opposed); remove the Grange crosswalk and sign (unanimous); remove the curved white line on Howard Ave at Guptil (unanimous). A separate $150,000 Route 100 scoping study application was approved; see Route 100 Scoping Study Grant.
The Board voted to act only on removals and approved removing vegetation at a southbound stop sign, tactile warning pads at two crosswalks, and bollards on the Howard Ave and Maple St pedestrian lanes by voice vote; no action on striping. More than 300 survey comments to be posted; final recommendations set for October 6.