How close are residential abutters property lines to the present rail bed along the proposed rail trail in Townsend?
There is 46 3/4 feet from the center of the rail tracks to the southern property line for all except one of the residential abutters north of the MBTA line in Townsend. The one exception is 74 Main Street, where half of the southern property line is approximately 20 feet north of the rail bed, and the other half is the standard 46 3/4 feet. For the one residential abutter on Old Meetinghouse Road south of the rail bed, the northern property line is 35 3/4 feet from the center of the rail bed. These measurements are supported by both the Townsend Board of Assessors maps and the MBTA plans.
