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Milford Planning Board Delays Beaver Street Propane Approval Over Wall Collapse, Fire Code Gaps

MILFORD — April 21, 2026 — Milford Planning Board continues Beaver Street propane amendment and scraps spring zoning push. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to continue a site plan amendment for Slick City at 31 Beaver Street, where the applicant is seeking to add four 1,000-gallon exterior propane tanks, after

Southbridge Planning Board April 15 Meeting Leaves No Audible Public Record

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 15, 2026 — Southbridge Planning Board's April 15 meeting produced no reportable record from the community access TV broadcast. The ASR transcript of the broadcast consists entirely of repeated "Thank you." utterances — approximately 200 lines — with no speaker names, agenda items, motions, votes, dollar amounts,

Hubbardston Planning Board Corrects Article 4 Draft, Sets April 23 Review Before Public Hearing

HUBBARDSTON — April 14, 2026 — Hubbardston Planning Board identifies cascading errors in Article 4 zoning table ahead of April 30 public hearing. Working without their planner, who was absent, the five-member board spent nearly two hours reviewing a draft conversion of Article 4 from narrative zoning text to a table

Gardner Planning Board Recommends Sign Code Restructuring, Continues Walmart Fuel Station Review

GARDNER — April 14, 2026 — Gardner Planning Board continues Walmart fuel station review toward May decision. The three-member board — Chair Eric Flint, Paul Cormier, and Steve Cormier, with Robert Swartz absent — voted 3-0 on every item at its April 14 meeting, which adjourned in 13 minutes. City Engineer Rob

Berlin Planning Board flags legal vulnerability in affordable housing zoning mandate

BERLIN — April 14, 2026 — Berlin Planning Board flags legal risk in inclusionary zoning and eyes $20,000 in town meeting warrant articles. At its April 14 remote session, Chair Tom Sanford reported that town counsel has advised the board that Berlin's existing inclusionary zoning requirement — which compels an

Auburn Planning Board Recommends Nancy Drive Acceptance After 50-Year Delay

AUBURN — April 14, 2026 — Auburn Planning Board recommends Nancy Drive acceptance to Town Meeting, ending a 50-year administrative lapse. The four-member board voted unanimously Tuesday to forward the street's public-way acceptance to Town Meeting after DPW Director and Town Engineer Joanna Paquin explained that the

Lunenburg Planning Board Continues Zero Reservoir Road Stormwater Case Amid Maintenance Dispute

LUNENBURG — April 13, 2026 — Lunenburg Planning Board continues stormwater hearings and accepts $21,260 bond for Electric Avenue occupancy. The board voted unanimously Monday to continue public hearings for both 222 West Townsend Road and Zero Reservoir Road to April 27, with both cases pending a response from peer reviewer

Dudley Planning Board approves March minutes, defers action on subdivision bond

Dudley Planning Board hears federal grant pitch, flags stalled subdivision bond as deadline looms.

Douglas Planning Board objects to South Meadow Woods 40B over wetlands and road safety

DOUGLAS — April 8, 2026 — Douglas Planning Board formally objects to South Meadow Woods 40B project ahead of May ZBA hearing. The board directed Town Planner John Bombara to finalize and transmit a comment letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals raising objections to the Hausen Development proposal for 30 Southwest

Milford Planning Board sends two zoning fixes to Town Meeting, approves gym parking waiver

MILFORD — April 7, 2026 — Milford Planning Board advances two zoning bylaw cleanups and approves a fitness center parking waiver. The board voted favorable recommendations to Town Meeting on two housekeeping amendments: one aligning minimum lot widths with frontage requirements in the RB, RC, RD, and IB zoning districts, and one

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