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Last 14 days

• Home sales span $150,000 to $670,000 this week. Townsend's latest real estate roundup covers 14 property transfers from the past week, with six of them moving between family members rather than arm's-length buyers, as prices varied widely across town.Townsend News
• Conservation Commission weighs Seaver Road stormwater plan. Townsend's Conservation Commission reviewed a stormwater plan for the three-lot Seaver Road subdivision, including a rip-rap basin meant to slow runoff in a 150,000-square-foot buffer. A commissioner questioned the board's authority over the issue, and a conservation agent hiring plan was pushed to October 14.Townsend News
• Planning Board closes Seaver Road subdivision hearing. Townsend's Planning Board worked through eight votes on the Seaver Road subdivision and a hearing on removing shade trees at 18 Haines Road. Debate centered on a state clean energy siting bylaw, due back October 5, which one member called unconstitutional.Townsend News

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