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BELLOWS FALLS â By a close 3-2 vote, the Rockingham Select Board Wednesday night finally made a decision on replacing the decrepit Depot Street Bridge.
The majority of the board chose a $7.2 million plan, which will move the canal crossing from its current location, and place it further north. A pedestrian bridge will be built in the location of the current Depot Street Bridge, which will be removed.
Voting for the more expensive solution were Select Board members Richard Cowan, Bonnie North and Elijah Zimmer. Voting against it because of the cost were Chairman Peter Golec and Board member Susan Hammond.
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BELLOWS FALLS The problem of what to do to replace the Depot Street Bridge keeps getting thornier and more expensive.
But a business leader whose business is headquartered on The Island, which is served by the failed bridge, urged the Rockingham Select Board last week to think long-term.
Costs for the various options range from a high of $9.2 million to $5.2 million, with the local share ranging from $474,000 to $1.5 million.
Casey Cota, president of Cota & Cota Oil, urged the board to endorse what is likely to be the most expensive option for replacing the bridge, but would serve the town s businesses better.
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