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Zoning Board Clears Three Cases on Thin Quorum

Douglas Zoning Board approves two setback variances and a home coffee-roasting permit, all unanimous with only four of five seats filled. Vice Chair Michael Fitzpatrick presided for Chair Daniel Heney, absent and unreachable by Zoom, meaning every vote needed all four members' support to pass.

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Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board Sets October Hearing On Demolition Appeal

Warren Zoning Board sets October 5 hearing on demolition permit appeal tied to a tree-cutting dispute. The board scheduled a September 22 site visit ahead of the hearing, with town departments given until September 18 to respond to the appeal filed August 19.

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Government · Zoning Board

ZBA grants pool variance, continues two hearings

The Shrewsbury Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to grant a pool-setback variance at 22 Ridge Road while absorbing a sudden state-law overhaul. Town Counsel Stephen Madaus told the four-member board, sitting one member short due to illness, that M.G.L.

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