Board of Health splits on septic case, warned on elected status

From Littleton News

• Disability Commission backs Braille trail, presses on Fay Park. The Disability Commission voted 4-0 to support a 0.32-mile Braille trail with a sensory garden on the Yapp property and pressed Parks and Recreation on a delayed Fay Park accessibility fix, now estimated near $150,000.Littleton News
• Housing Trust votes to request $500,000 from CPC. Littleton's Affordable Housing Trust voted 4-0 to seek $500,000 from the Community Preservation Committee for affordable housing, stripping developer names from the request ahead of the CPC's September 16 vote.Littleton News
• School Committee member previews Protect Act policy review. School Committee member Annalise Tabor said Superintendent Cairo will detail school law enforcement procedures tied to the new Massachusetts Protect Act at the committee's September 24 meeting.Littleton News
• Planning Board continues ADU, Shaker Lane hearings to Oct. 8. The Planning Board debated raising accessory-structure setbacks and held the ADU size cap at 900 square feet, then opened its first hearing on the 97,232-square-foot Shaker Lane School redevelopment. Both continue October 8.Littleton News
• Sustainability panel sets talking points on data centers. The Sustainability Committee prepped concerns about strain on the Littleton Electric Light Department ahead of the town's first data center working group meeting and advanced a phased schools polystyrene ban.Littleton News
• Conservation board resists ending Amazon-area salt monitoring. The Conservation Commission wants statistical proof before halting groundwater salt monitoring near 151 Taylor Street after a well reading of 86 milligrams per liter. A vote on ending private Lakeshore Drive docks is expected September 22.Littleton News
• Board of Health approves septic variance in 3-2 vote. The Board of Health split 3-2 to approve a septic fill-setback variance for 20 Orchid Drive, then was warned a draft charter proposal could convert it from an elected to an appointed board.Littleton News
• Historical Commission votes to protect Orchard House additions. The Historical Commission voted to include 1965-1978 additions to Orchard House under its preservation restriction and flagged a historic property, known as the Paul Glady house, at demolition risk with equipment staged on its lawn.Littleton News
• Library trustees approve two policies, flag contractor delay. Reuben Hoar Library trustees approved revised Children in the Library and Public Programs policies 4-0, while a contractor still has not removed a silt fence needed to close out the library's conservation permit.Littleton News
• Littleton marks 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 at firehouse. Littleton held a brief ceremony at the town firehouse honoring the 2,977 people killed in the 2001 attacks and 343 FDNY members who died responding, closing with a fire-service bell rung in their memory.Littleton News
• Littleton home sales span $619,000 to $1.8 million. Recent Littleton home sales in late summer ranged from $619,000 to $1.8 million, according to a roundup of local real estate transactions.Littleton News

Today in Littleton

• Town releases September newsletter on schools, retirement. The Town of Littleton's September newsletter covers back-to-school updates, a committee highlight and a staff retirement as part of its regular resident update.Town of Littleton

Coming up

• Tomorrow: Town holds end of season beach meeting. Littleton officials hold an end of season beach meeting Monday to gather resident feedback on this year's beach operations.Town of Littleton
• Tomorrow, 6:00 p.m.: Charter Committee meets virtually amid health board debate. The Charter Committee meets virtually via Zoom Monday, after a state health association official warned the group's draft could strip Littleton's Board of Health of its elected status.Town of Littleton
• Tue, Sep 22, 6:30 p.m.: Housing Trust meets after $500,000 CPC funding request. The Affordable Housing Trust meets in Room 103 at Town Hall Tuesday, following its September 3 vote seeking $500,000 from the Community Preservation Committee for affordable housing.Town of Littleton
• Tue, Sep 22: Littleton girls soccer hosts Tyngsborough Tuesday. Littleton's girls varsity soccer team hosts Tyngsborough in a non-conference match Tuesday, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Thu, Sep 24: Littleton girls soccer plays at Bromfield Thursday. Littleton's girls varsity soccer team travels to Bromfield in Harvard for a non-conference match Thursday, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Fri, Sep 25: Drop-in office hours offered with Kyle Bubp. Littleton residents can meet one-on-one with Kyle Bubp during drop-in office hours Friday.Town of Littleton

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