Select Board backs hybrid Main Street design

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Natick Select Board Backs Hybrid Concept for Main Street Overhaul

After months of public forums and hours of board discussion, the Select Board voted unanimously on Sept. 9 to advance a "hybrid" concept featuring dedicated bicycle infrastructure along Main Street to a 25% design phase. The vote lets the town accept $500,000 in state grant money for preliminary engineering on the downtown corridor, and matches the recommendation of a working group that reviewed four options this summer. Construction is not anticipated until the 2030s, with consultants and town staff addressing outstanding questions during design.

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Pickerel Pond Loop Bridge Remains Closed for Construction

A visitor to Natick's Pickerel Pond loop trail on Sept. 10, 2026, found the new metal bridge still cordoned off with caution tape ahead of a planned fall opening; a barred owl was also spotted along the trail.

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Economic Development Committee Reviews Warrant Articles and Working Groups

At its Sept. 10, 2026 hybrid session, the Natick Economic Development Committee reviewed Fall Annual Town Meeting articles on zoning and Community Preservation funds and formed working groups on marketing and tax policy.

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Turf Field Study Group Releases Final Report Ahead of Fall Town Meeting

The Natural and Synthetic Turf Field Study Group's final report consolidates stakeholder feedback, municipal usage data, and research comparing natural grass and synthetic turf; it will be presented at the Fall Town Meeting in October 2026.

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