HANCOCK — Hancock’s Downtown Development Authority voted to proceed with preliminary plans for the Navy Street extension and trail. Monday’s approval included $10,000 toward a topographical survey which opens the potential for future projects. After the meeting, Hancock City Manager Mary Babcock explained the arching concept would have a one way street all the way through Navy Street and come out the other end by Forest Street. “It’s a 20 foot easement we have though some properties,” Babcock said. “There’s property owners on the east side and west side that don’t currently have access and then the city has a three acre parcel in the middle that there’s no access to.”

Before the vote on the procedure, many residents voiced their concerns over the cost, accessibility for first responders,

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