Government · Other Committee
Douglas Rec Commission Approves $5,000 for New Municipal Center Scoreboard
Douglas Recreation Commission approves scoreboard funds and Soldiers Field event for baseball history unveiling.
Board
Douglas
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Government · Select Board
Douglas Select Board Unanimously Approves Holiday Lighting License, Crosswalk Standard, Cemetery Grant
Douglas Select Board approved a holiday event license, a cemetery grant, and a new crosswalk striping standard at its July 21 meeting.
Government · Other Committee
Douglas Stormwater Committee Resolves Final Disputes, Prepares to Dissolve
Douglas Stormwater Bylaw Committee closes in on final regulations after years of work.
Government · Other Committee
Douglas Cemetery Commission Votes to Spend $6,300 on Stone Wall and Invasive Plant Work
Douglas Cemetery Commission approves $6,300 in landscaping contracts for stone wall and invasive plant work.
Government · Conservation
Douglas Commission Lifts Two Enforcement Orders, Continues South Street Farm Dispute
Douglas Conservation Commission lifts two Lakeshore Drive enforcement orders and issues three certificates of compliance at a lengthy July 20 meeting.
Real Estate
Sole Disclosed Douglas Home Sale This Period Closes At $262,500
Nine properties recorded deed transfers in Douglas between June 19 and July 18, per Worcester County Registry of Deeds records, but only one listed a sale price: $262,500, recorded June 23. That single disclosed sale sets the period's price range and median by default, since deed record…
Government · Other Committee
Douglas ADA Commission Elects Officers, Targets Trails, Sidewalks, and Survey at First Meeting
Douglas seats its first ADA Commission, electing officers and sketching early priorities.
Government · Other Committee
Douglas Master Plan Committee Approves Three Draft Chapters at July Meeting
Douglas Master Plan Committee approves three chapters, softens ADU support language.
Government · Select Board
Douglas Select Board Names Police Chief Acting Town Administrator, Clears $629,393 Fire Truck Deal
DOUGLAS -- July 15, 2026, Douglas Select Board taps its police chief as acting town administrator and clears a queue of municipal contracts including a $629,393 fire truck purchase. Voting 4-0 at a
Government · Other Committee
Douglas Open Space Committee Loses Grant, Eyes Fundraising for $16,000 Project
DOUGLAS -- July 14, 2026, Douglas Open Space Committee loses competitive grant bid, leaving a $16,000 project without funding. Chair Sue Perkins announced at the committee's July 14 meeting that the application,
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