Slip Road Closure Shelved

Last night the the Killington Select Board shelved any actions regarding the proposal to close the West Hill Road slip lane. Their decision was based upon, 1.) The unexpectedly heated protest by citizens against the closure, (I presented a petition with 97 signatures against it during Citizen's Input) 2.) the lack of clear legal precedent allowing the Select Board to unilaterally do so even on a temporary basis, and 3.) the actual logistics of rebuilding the slip lane if  the reconstruction was put off. Apparently there is a particular piece of road equipment that will be used during the reconstruction of West Hill Road that will not be used to do the Killington Road resurfacing. The West Hill Road sub base is being replaced but not Killington Road's and that requires the specialized equipment. Thus if the Select Board chose to temporarily close the slip lane and decide to repave it after all they would have to bring this piece of equipment at a significant cost to do a very small portion of road.
Selectman Chris Bianchi did say they could revisit issue at some future date but for now no it is shelved.
Ironically enough the slip lane will be used for staging materials and equipment during the reconstruction and repaving of West Hill and Killington Roads so will be closed during that time.
Another related topic that came up was that the town will be generating excess millings off the roads during repaving. Town manager Seth Webb was approached by a Killington Road businessman about perhaps obtaining some of these for use on his driveway and parking area. For the sake of equity Seth Webb proposed that the excess millings be made available to all abutters on Killington Road if they wanted them. The Town will announce the program, gauge demand, determine if there is enough to go around and then decide if it needs to be put in a lottery.
For all those of you who supported my efforts, Thank you.