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Boxborough Planning Board Votes to Narrow Plastics Bylaw to Bag Ban Only

BOXBOROUGH -- May 11, 2026, Boxborough Planning Board unanimously stripped its proposed plastics bylaw to a single-use bag ban only, one week before Annual Town Meeting. The board voted 5-0 at its May 11 remote meeting to strike Sections 3.1.B through the end of Section 3, covering

Townsend Planning Board advances contested Seaver Road subdivision to June hearing

TOWNSEND -- May 11, 2026, Townsend Planning Board continued two contested public hearings to June 8 and approved a peer-review budget extension for a disputed three-lot subdivision. Belvedere Capital, LLC, is seeking definitive subdivision approval for Zero Seaver Road, a 13-acre parcel with only 37 feet of legal

Tewksbury Planning Board Approves Two Permits, Continues Industrial Warehouse Fight

TEWKSBURY -- May 11, 2026, Tewksbury Planning Board continued a contentious 21,000-square-foot industrial warehouse proposal and approved two other special permits at its May 11 meeting. Chair Stephen Johnson and the four-member board voted 5-0 to continue the site plan review and special permit for PEPDE

Ashland Planning Board Advances Master Plan Chapters, Reorganizes Leadership

Ashland Planning Board reorganizes leadership and sends two master plan chapters to public comment. At the May 7 meeting, the board voted 3-0 with one abstention to retain Kendall as chair, elevate Linda Barnes to vice chair, and name Tricia Ferris as recording secretary.

Somerville Planning Board Delays Vote on Dormer Amendment, Seeks Staff Input

Somerville's Planning Board deferred action on a citizen-led dormer zoning amendment and received a broad sustainability zoning update at its May 7 meeting. Chair Michael A.