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Billerica Conservation Commission Closes Several NOIs, Challenges WL French Forest Clearing Plan

BILLERICA -- April 27, 2026, Billerica Conservation Commission challenges WL French over 2018 perpetual-protection order while closing multiple routine wetlands filings. The commission on April 27 approved orders of conditions for the town's 2026 Roadway Management Project, a New England Power transmission line maintenance filing, and two continued

Billerica LORAX Committee Lowers Tree Protection Threshold, Eyes Fall Town Meeting

BILLERICA -- April 16, 2026, Billerica's LORAX Committee narrowed its draft tree protection bylaw and mapped a path toward Fall Town Meeting at its April 16 session. The committee agreed to lower the protected-tree diameter threshold from 24 inches to 18 inches at breast height, reasoning that trees

Billerica Housing Authority Approves Voucher Payment, Flags $15,000 Reserve Floor

BILLERICA -- April 16, 2026, Billerica Housing Authority approves $97,270 Section 8 payment, leaving reserves at just $15,000. The board, re-electing Chair James O'Donnell at its April 16 reorganization, voted unanimously to cover a monthly HUD disbursement shortfall of $3,313.24 from reserves, bringing the

Billerica Charter Review Adds Historic District Commission to Conflict-of-Interest Rules

BILLERICA — April 15, 2026 — Billerica Charter Review votes to bar simultaneous service on Historic District Commission and other adjudicating boards. The committee voted unanimously at its April 15 meeting to insert the Historic District Commission into the charter's cross-membership restriction, which already bars simultaneous service on the

Billerica 250th Committee Approves $3,600 for Liberty Tree, Books, and Veterans Cookout

BILLERICA -- April 14, 2026, Billerica's 250th Anniversary Committee approved $3,600 in spending at its April 14 meeting, anchored by a Liberty Tree planting and a commemorative ad book print run. Committee member Chris Sennett detailed the Liberty Tree project: a 45-foot white elm to be planted