Nederland’s fire evacuation challenges mirror those of small towns across the state

Nederland’s fire evacuation challenges mirror those of small towns across the state

NEDERLAND — After years of planning, the town of Nederland is inching toward having a critical fire evacuation route that could save not only human lives but the water infrastructure needed to fight a fire.  But inching is the key word in a project that’s been stalled by lack of consensus over where the route should go as well as funding and “competing priorities,” said Jonathan Cain, Nederland’s town and zoning administrator.  Town officials me…