Townsend Conservation Commission Continues Two Permit Hearings Amid Abutter Notification Failures
Townsend Conservation Commission continues two wetland hearings and approves emergency culvert maintenance at its July 22 meeting.
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Townsend Planning Board Continues Seaver Road Subdivision Hearing, Seeks Legal Opinion
Townsend Planning Board continues contested Seaver Road subdivision hearing amid unresolved legal and boundary questions.
Townsend Board of Health gives VFW Post 6538 seven days to renew lapsed food permit
Townsend Board of Health gives VFW Post 6538 a final seven-day window to obtain a food service permit or face suspension.
Townsend Conservation Commission Approves Stewardship Day Along Historic Main Street Corridor
Townsend Conservation Commission unanimously approves ecological stewardship day near Harbor Pond, flags E. coli crisis at Adams Dam.
Townsend Finance Committee approves eight year-end transfers totaling more than $76,000
Townsend Finance Committee approves $76,000 in year-end budget transfers on final day of fiscal year 2026.
Townsend Conservation Commission Approves River Scaffolding for Historic 1790 Mill Building
Townsend Conservation Commission unanimously approved temporary scaffolding over the Squannacook River to restore the 1790 Spalding Coombs Bridge at 1 South Street.
Townsend Board of Health Approves Septic Variances for Three Main Street Properties
Townsend Board of Health unanimously approved septic variances for three adjacent Main Street properties, allowing leach areas to be installed on an abutting parcel rather than on the lots they serve.
Townsend Planning Board Approves Depot Street Modification, Halts Second Hearing Over Quorum Violations
Townsend Planning Board approves a condo open-space modification and then discovers it lacks a legal quorum on two other active hearings.
Townsend Conservation Commission reorganizes, ratifies two emergency beaver dam permits
Townsend Conservation Commission reorganizes officers and pushes back on conservation restriction removal at a completed age-restricted housing development.
Townsend Planning Board Continues Solar Screening Dispute, Sets July Deadline
TOWNSEND — June 8, 2026 — Townsend Planning Board continues contentious solar screening dispute and launches multi-family design guidelines review. Vice Chair Carol Hosmer presided over the latest hearing on a site plan modification at 22 West Meadow Road, where a solar operator sought permission to replace a required natural vegetative