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Sudbury Council on Aging advances three new member appointments to Select Board

SUDBURY -- February 9, 2026, Sudbury Council on Aging unanimously recommends three new members and confirms its warrant article is now Article 21. The board voted Feb. 9 to forward Louis Petrovic and Dr. Jonathan Harding to the Select Board for the Feb. 24 meeting and to hold Patricia "Patsy&

Conservation Commission defers Maynard Road ownership decision to March 23

SUDBURY -- February 9, 2026, Sudbury Conservation Commission punts Maynard Road open-space decision to March amid beaver-dam concerns. The commission voted unanimously Feb. 9 to continue the 74 and 80 Maynard Road subdivision hearing to March 23, asking Bonnie Brooke Realty's engineer Bruce Salick of Alec and

Wayland wastewater commissioner Ed Chiang plans June resignation

WAYLAND -- February 9, 2026, Wayland wastewater commissioner Ed Chiang signals June resignation as budget tracks 73 percent spent. Chiang told Chair Mike Gitten and fellow member Darrin Bock that the commission's finance-heavy agenda is outside his engineering expertise, offering to consult later "if in the future

Wayland Select Board backs $38.6 million water-supply borrowing for spring Town Meeting

WAYLAND -- February 9, 2026, Wayland Select Board unanimously backs $38.6 million water-supply borrowing ahead of spring Town Meeting. The board voted 4-0 on Monday to support Article HH, authorizing a 20-year, zero-interest state loan with first payments due in fiscal year 2031, after construction wraps

Wayland Planning Board approves removal of 33 scenic-road trees

WAYLAND -- February 9, 2026, Wayland Planning Board clears 33 scenic-road trees, resists Select Board's Route 20 task force. The board and the Board of Public Works voted 5-0 on Feb. 9 to approve removals on Glezen, Plain, Draper, Lincoln, Rice, Oxbow, Sherman Bridge, Claypit Hill, West

Wayland FinCom digs into $113.3 million FY27 budget, 5 percent tax increase

WAYLAND -- February 9, 2026, Wayland Finance Committee reviews $113.3 million FY27 budget with 5.39 percent tax hike. Town Manager Michael McCall and Finance Director Brian Keveny told the committee Monday they closed a projected $1.8 million deficit through level-service budgeting, reclassifying DPW debt and issuing bond

Wayland DPW board clears removal of 42 roadside trees

WAYLAND -- February 9, 2026, Wayland board approves removal of 42 trees, sparing a healthy Dean Road locust. The Board of Public Works, meeting jointly by Zoom with the Planning Board, voted 4-0 to remove 33 scenic-road trees and 4-0 again to remove nine shade trees across roads

Weston Finance Committee recommends $348,000 in CPA spending, defers three recreation requests

WESTON -- February 5, 2026, Weston's Finance Committee unanimously recommended two Community Preservation Act articles totaling $348,000 at its February 5 remote meeting while leaving three recreation proposals unresolved. The committee voted 8-0 to recommend a $300,000 CPA grant for Phase 1 of a Town Green

Historic Districts Commission continues three cases, approves Peakham Road fence

SUDBURY -- February 5, 2026, Sudbury Historic Districts Commission continues three applications, clears Peakham Road fence and cemetery sign. Vice Chair Taryn Trexler led the Feb. 5 meeting with Chair Anuraj Shah absent, continuing dormer plans at 84 French Road after members Christopher Hagger, John "Griff" Noble and Peter

Belmont Warrant Committee approves Center Gateway Overlay fiscal analysis report

BELMONT -- February 4, 2026, Belmont Warrant Committee unanimously approves fiscal analysis of proposed by-right hotel zoning district. The committee voted 13-0 with two abstentions, Ex-Officio members Matt Taylor and School Committee Chair Meg Moriarty, to release its Center Gateway Overlay District fiscal impact report to Town Meeting

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