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Townsend Board of Health Hears Marijuana Petition, Approves Three Septic Permits

TOWNSEND — April 28, 2026 — Townsend Board of Health heard a pitch to loosen medical marijuana zoning rules and approved three septic permits at its April 28 meeting. Citizen petitioner Colby Streeter walked Chairman Dr. Christian Romney Ramirez and Vice Chair Charles Paul Serene through three Annual Town Meeting articles — Articles

Townsend Conservation Commission doubles filing fee for Historical Society tree removal

TOWNSEND — April 22, 2026 — Townsend Conservation Commission doubles fees for Historical Society after unpermitted tree removal at Harvard Church. The commission voted unanimously at its April 22 meeting to charge twice the standard amended order of conditions filing fee — $400 before a 75 percent nonprofit discount is applied — after finding

Townsend Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $28.8 Million FY2027 Budget

TOWNSEND — April 16, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee approves $28.8 million fiscal 2027 budget unanimously. The committee voted at its April 16 meeting to accept the omnibus spending plan presented by interim Town Administrator Karen, with a single adjustment moving $3,500 from the snow and ice account to highway

Townsend Finance Committee Approves Hiring Freeze Exception for Transit Coordinator

TOWNSEND — April 14, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee unanimously approves hiring freeze exception for a part-time transit coordinator. The five-member committee, chaired by Carol Knox, voted to allow hiring of a five-hour-per-week transportation coordinator to work Tuesdays, with the position funded entirely through the Lowell Regional

Townsend Board of Health Hires Recycling Attendant, Eyes New Hauler Rules

TOWNSEND — April 13, 2026 — Townsend Board of Health votes to hire new recycling attendant and eyes mandatory hauler recycling rules. The board voted unanimously at its April 13 meeting to recommend Jeffrey Moon, 20, for the Recycling Center Attendant 1 position, with a projected start date of May 2 pending

Townsend Finance Committee Flags Band Concert Funding Shortfall, Eyes Revolving Fund

TOWNSEND — April 9, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee scrutinizes a $9,050 band concert budget and presses coordinator to pursue outside fundraising. At the April 9 meeting, longtime band coordinator Betty May told the four-member committee that the band services budget has dropped from $14,900 to $9,050 for

Townsend Conservation Commission votes to partner with new Trails Alliance nonprofit

TOWNSEND — April 8, 2026 — Townsend Conservation Commission unanimously backs new Trails Alliance and snowmobile partnership in wide-ranging April 8 meeting. The commission voted four times unanimously to partner with the Townsend Trails Alliance, a newly formed 501(c)(3) led by Patrick Kwanczyk and Ron Sears, to issue a

Finance Committee Approves Recycling Center Hiring Exception, Flags Legal Budget Surge

TOWNSEND — April 7, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee unanimously backed a Board of Health hiring exception and raised alarms over a $50,000 jump in the legal services budget. Meeting on April 7, the committee approved filling hours at the recycling center's revolving-fund-supported operation while a current

Townsend Planning Board Upholds Peer Review for Three Wheeler Road, 3-1

TOWNSEND — April 6, 2026 — Townsend Planning Board votes 3-1 to keep peer review requirement for Three Wheeler Road earth removal permit modification. The board denied a request by the applicant's representative to rescind its February 23 unanimous vote requiring third-party engineering review of the project, which

Townsend Finance Committee clears path for permanent town administrator search

TOWNSEND — March 30, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee unanimously approved a hiring freeze exemption Monday to allow the town to advertise for a permanent town administrator, while also clearing a second exemption for up to four Water Department summer interns on a 3-0-1 vote. The five-member panel debated

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