The Community Preservation Committee closed its public hearing on the draft Community Preservation Plan. Members said fiscal 2027 funding is estimated at $191,000, split 10 percent each to historic, open space and housing, with 5 percent for administration.
The Townsend Select Board scheduled an Oct. 27 hearing on a citizen petition to make the town clerk an appointed post. Town counsel Adam Costa said the Chapter 43B charter route requires a public hearing, a two-thirds town meeting vote, state review and a ballot vote.
Townsend's Conservation Commission voted down a $100 fine against Squannacook Greenways for placing fill near Harbor Pond, while approving a septic permit waiver at 2 Bayberry Lane.
The Townsend Conservation Commission voted 0-3-1 against fining Squannacook Greenways over rail trail fill work.
North Middlesex nurse Rebecca Boutwell to present on eating disorders at national conference. Also in today's brief (3 items): NMRSD nurse to present at national conference; Water main flushing continues around town; Fall vaccine clinic set for Thursday.
Townsend's Board of Health gave Atwood Acres 60 days to fix a stuck window after months of noncompliance.
Townsend recorded 16 property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, though only eight carried a sale price so far, ranging from $150,000 to $670,000 with a median of $572,500. The top sale was 6 Adams Rd at $670,000, followed by two sales on Redwood Street above $590,000 each. The rem…
Townsend's Planning Board took up a zoning rewrite and weighed a ban on battery storage projects. From our own coverage: Planning Board weighs zoning overhaul, battery storage rules. Also in today's brief (4 items): Police host National Night Out at North Middlesex; Library closed Monda…
The Townsend Housing Authority questioned RCAP Solutions about last winter's heat outage and who owns the town's two senior properties.
The Historic District Commission took no action on the Townsend Historical Society's lamppost application. Chair Maryjane Churchville presided as a society representative told the commission it lacks jurisdiction over lighting and said he was never notified of September's hearing.
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