Government

Government · Planning Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 13

Government · Board of Health

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 13

Government · Conservation Commission

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 8

Government · Finance Committee

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 30

Government · Conservation Commission

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 24

Government · Board of Health

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 22

Government · Planning Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 22

Government · Conservation Commission

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 17

Government · Planning Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Jun 8

Government · Board of Health

Townsend Board of Health Escalates Enforcement on Neglected Edmonton Road Property

TOWNSEND -- June 8, 2026, Townsend Board of Health escalates enforcement at a wetland-adjacent neglected property, approves a $60,638 waste invoice warrant. The board voted unanimously at its June 8 meeting to send

Townbrief reporting · Jun 8