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FROM THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK
July 31, 2020
With all that has been going on it seems that the local elections that we held belatedly on June 30th did not garner the usual attention. Indeed, turnout was fairly light with 710 voters casting ballots out of more than 4100 registered voters. None-the-less, important decisions were made and, with a couple of write in candidates jumping in, we had a tight race for the Planning Board.
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FROM THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK
July 24, 2020
The Town anticipates that a developer will be putting forth a proposal for a large apartment complex on Upper School Street across from Utopian Farm Stand and Atwater Avenue. The proposal is for a “40B” project. General Law Chapter 40B, Sections 22-23 of the Massachusetts state statutes, known as the Comprehensive Permit Law, or simply 40B, was enacted back in 1969 by the state to facilitate the construction of low- or moderate-income housing. The law establishes a consolidated local review and approval process (one comprehensive permit) that is handled by the Zoning Board of Appeals to cover all aspects of the local approval process. Other boards and committees can provide input to the ZBA but the ZBA is the permit granting authority for a 40B permit.
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FROM THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK
July 17, 2020
Each summer about this time the Select Board meets to review the work of the past year and to identify the priorities for the coming year. The workshop held last Saturday, 7/11, provided just such an opportunity. There is always a long list of possibilities, but we try to focus on the most important items. Of course, as the pandemic so vividly demonstrates, you never know what surprises await us.
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