How do Groton businesses near the Nashua River Rail Trail feel about the trail?
We asked Michelle Collette, Groton Planning Administrator, to answer this question. She replied, “The Nashua River Rail Trail is a great benefit to the Town of Groton and the businesses located in the Town Center. Many people from Groton and the surrounding area use the trail on a regular basis, and many others come a long distance to enjoy the trail. The local businesses benefit from increased pedestrian traffic and many more customers. To my knowledge, none of the local businesses have ever complained about the trail having a detrimental effect on business. The Town of Groton is looking forward to creating a mixed use development, with small shops and housing units, off Route 119 at the end of Station Avenue. The rail trail is definitely the anchor that will draw people who will patronize local businesses in the Town Center as envisioned in the Town’s Master Plan.
We asked Michelle Collette, Groton Planning Administrator, to answer this question. She replied, “The Nashua River Rail Trail is a great benefit to the Town of Groton and the businesses located in the Town Center. Many people from Groton and the surrounding area use the trail on a regular basis, and many others come a long distance to enjoy the trail. The local businesses benefit from increased pedestrian traffic and many more customers. To my knowledge, none of the local businesses have ever complained about the trail having a detrimental effect on business. The Town of Groton is looking forward to creating a mixed use development, with small shops and housing units, off Route 119 at the end of Station Avenue.
