This Is So Neat

I am excited.  When I drive down Route 131, and look around me and see the work being done in town I find it hard not to bounce right off my seat, and out the window of my truck.

Where do I begin?  Well, for one thing the new road construction is fantastic. New granite curbing, concrete sidewalks sculpted perfectly to meet ADA requirements that will stretch all the way to Southbridge, a new sidewalk in front of the Town Common, a completely renovated Town Hall, and across the street, a renovated Center School, fine stone retaining walls alongside the roadway, a new storm drainage system.

Finally, Sturbridge is entering the 20th Century!  Yes, these things were long overdue, and should have been accomplished years ago in the last century, but playing catch-up is good, no matter how far behind you are.  We'll do fine.

What will be very interesting, over the coming months, is seeing how some businesses adapt to the changes the new construction will bring their way.  Some will cope without a problem, but some are going to have a hard time.  Some already are.