Bellingham Planning Board Delays Prospect Hill Village Traffic Hearing to April

BELLINGHAM -- February 27, 2025, Bellingham Planning Board continues Prospect Hill Village traffic hearing to April 10 after inconclusive intersection safety debate. The board heard presentations from applicant traffic engineer Bill Scully of Kimley-Horn and town peer reviewer Robert Mishou of MDM Transportation Consultants on the proposed 156-unit attached single-family development off Prospect and Lake streets, with both engineers agreeing the project's impact on nearby intersections would be modest, Mishou called the Route 140 effect "inconsequential", but flagging a sight line deficiency at the Lake Street and Prospect Street junction that currently measures approximately 185 feet against a required 200 feet. A private landowner at the corner told the board he is "not currently interested in granting any easement" for the proposed vegetative clearing and corner-rounding improvements, leaving the board without a clear mitigation path. The decision deadline was extended to April 30. At 57 Mending Street, neighbors described years of unfulfilled flooding remediation promises; the board continued that hearing to March 13 and directed the town planner to draft a final decision with enforceable conditions.