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Article: 75 vent frustrations over Mountain Road

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October 4, 2007
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With some saying it was a hard choice, nearly 75 people skipped the Red Sox game last night for a chance to tell city officials what they think of recent changes to one of Mountain Road's busiest intersections. That's how much they love - or hate - the roadwork that now forces traffic to snake onto Shaker Road rather than zip up it from Mountain Road, at 30 mph or more.

Equally upsetting for some is what they called a backward process. The road was reconfigured weeks ago, before last night's community forum or the Nov. 12 Concord City Council meeting when councilors will take public comment on the project.

"I missed the Red Sox game for this?" fumed Doug Hicks of Shaker Road after accusing ...

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