How do Pepperell businesses near the Nashua River Rail Trail feel about the trail?
We asked Inez M. Gove, Pepperell Planning Administrator, to answer this question. She replied, “Initially businesses in and around the rail trail did not all embrace the idea of a rail trail coming through as they were concerned with the limited parking in the downtown area being used by folks using the rail trail. Officials at the state and local level heard the cries of business owners regarding parking and a small parking area adjacent to the rail trail was built. Now business owners seem to be much more accepting of the rail trail and have put in bike racks, etc., to accommodate folks using the trail and encouraging them to frequent their businesses.
We asked Inez M. Gove, Pepperell Planning Administrator, to answer this question. She replied, “Initially businesses in and around the rail trail did not all embrace the idea of a rail trail coming through as they were concerned with the limited parking in the downtown area being used by folks using the rail trail. Officials at the state and local level heard the cries of business owners regarding parking and a small parking area adjacent to the rail trail was built.
