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Ayer Awards $30,766 Pond Treatment Contract, Advances Two Wetlands Hearings

AYER — March 26, 2026 — Ayer Conservation Commission unanimously awards $30,766 pond treatment contract and continues two wetlands hearings. At its March 26 meeting, the commission awarded the 2026 aquatic invasive-plant control contract for Sandy Pond, Flanagan Pond, and Pine Meadow Pond to Water and Wetlands, the incumbent vendor,

Ayer Assessors Approve Exemptions, Set April 27 Meeting Before Spring Absence

Ayer Board of Assessors approves exemptions and abatements, schedules April 27 session around member travel.

Ayer Planning Board unanimously approves 11-unit mixed-use building at 63 Main Street

AYER — March 24, 2026 — Ayer Planning Board clears 11-unit mixed-use building at 63 Main Street with affordable unit and shared parking deal. The board voted 5-0 on three separate motions Tuesday — approving the site plan, a shared parking special permit, and an invocation of inclusionary housing authority

Ayer Senior Center Committee Approves $81,962 in Invoices, Defers Kitchen Decision

AYER — March 19, 2026 — Ayer Senior Center Building Committee defers kitchen overhaul decision as project budget sits roughly $115,000 over target. The committee, meeting fully remotely on March 19, voted unanimously to approve a vendor invoice package of $81,962 — covering fees from Vertex project management ($11,000) and

Ayer Finance Committee hears school district budget with no financial cushion for FY 2027

AYER — March 19, 2026 — Ayer Finance Committee reviews police and school district budgets as free cash tops $2.9 million. The committee heard Thursday that the Ayer Shirley Regional School District's FY 2027 assessment for Ayer will reach $16,197,293, a 5.8 percent increase over last

Ayer Board Raises Water and Sewer Rates, Revives $1 Million Business Loan Fund

AYER — March 17, 2026 — Ayer Select Board unanimously approves FY27 water and sewer rate increases and reactivates a dormant $1 million business loan authority. Acting on the recommendation of its rate review committee, the board voted to raise water rates 3 percent and sewer rates 4 percent effective July 1,

Ayer Board Raises Water and Sewer Rates, Revives $1 Million Business Loan Fund

AYER — March 17, 2026 — Ayer Select Board unanimously approves FY27 water and sewer rate increases and reactivates a dormant $1 million business loan authority. Acting on the recommendation of its rate review committee, the board voted to raise water rates 3 percent and sewer rates 4 percent effective July 1,

Ayer Conservation Commission advances draft wetland bylaw overhaul toward public hearing

AYER — March 12, 2026 — Ayer Conservation Commission moves toward public hearing on sweeping wetland bylaw revisions. Conservation Agent Heather Hampson presented a tracked-changes draft of the town's wetland regulations at the March 12 meeting, proposing new filing fees for Notices of Intent starting at $25 for single-

Ayer Planning Board Sends Window Sign Bylaw Change to Town Meeting

AYER — March 10, 2026 — Ayer Planning Board recommends loosening window sign rules for downtown businesses. The board voted 4-0, with one abstention, on March 10 to send a proposed amendment to Sections 9.5.1, 9.5.4, and 9.5.7 of the Ayer Zoning Bylaw to the

Ayer Council on Aging Compiles Accreditation Action List, Votes to Send CDBG Grant Letter

AYER — March 10, 2026 — Ayer's Council on Aging voted unanimously to send a letter of support for a Community Development Block Grant application and worked through a National Council on Aging accreditation self-assessment, generating a prioritized to-do list tied to the town's new senior

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