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Sudbury creates Liberty Ledge advisory committee on 3-1 vote

SUDBURY — February 24, 2026 — Sudbury creates Liberty Ledge advisory committee on a split vote. The Select Board voted 3-1 on Feb. 24 to establish a seven-member citizen panel that will recommend long-term uses of the 44-acre Liberty Ledge/Sewataro property by Oct. 31, with Member Daniel

Historic Districts Commission directs consultants to slim design-guidelines draft

SUDBURY — February 24, 2026 — Sudbury Historic Districts Commission sends consultants back to slim down draft guidelines and write district-by-district profiles. At a Feb. 24 remote workshop, Chair Anuraj Shah, Vice Chair Taryn Trexler, member Christopher Hagger and associate Shervin Hawley pressed Heritage Strategies principals Peter Benton and Elizabeth

Landfill committee approves final report recommending field, bus parking, DPW center

WAYLAND — February 24, 2026 — Wayland landfill committee finalizes report pitching field, bus parking and DPW center for capped Route 20 site. The Route 20 South Landfill Visioning Committee voted 7-0 Tuesday to authorize Chair Tom Fay to finalize and submit its final report to the Select Board, capping roughly

Wayland housing trust clears Hammond Road permit hurdle, approves engineering payment

WAYLAND — February 24, 2026 — Wayland's affordable housing trust clears the way for a Habitat for Humanity project at 12 Hammond Road. Chair Mike Staiti told the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board on Feb. 24 that the special permit had been recorded with the Town Clerk and the

Wayland DPW board approves capital plans after losing zero-percent water loan

WAYLAND — February 24, 2026 — Wayland water project denied zero-percent state loan, forcing scramble for backup financing. DPW Director Tom Holder told the Board of Public Works on Feb. 24 that the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust rated the town's PFAS-mitigation project 231 — less than half the 538

Billerica Select Board declines Shawsheen Tech vote, debates license plate cameras

BILLERICA — February 23, 2026 — Billerica Select Board punts Shawsheen Tech feasibility vote and opens license-plate-camera debate during a remote snow-night session. The board declined to act on a warrant article request from Shawsheen Valley Technical School Superintendent Tony McIntosh, who is seeking up to $554,002 from

Belmont Select Board approves $200,000 water loan, spring community events

BELMONT — February 23, 2026 — Belmont Select Board approves $200,000 no-interest water loan and authorizes spring festivals as FY2027 budget shows $1.7 million gap. Meeting fully remotely due to a winter storm, Chair Matthew Taylor and Vice Chair Taylor Yates — the only members present, with Elizabeth Dionne absent

Weston CPC Sends Nearly $1.82 Million in Projects to Town Meeting

WESTON — February 23, 2026 — Weston's Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved six funding proposals totaling approximately $1.818 million at its February 23 remote public hearing, forwarding all six to annual town meeting. The largest item was a $1 million request to convert unused space at the Brooks School

Sudbury unveils $1.2 million capital operating budget and $2.2 million DPW floor project

SUDBURY — February 23, 2026 — Sudbury staff unveil $1.2M operating capital request and $2.2M DPW garage floor at joint Capital Night. Town Manager Andy Sheehan presented the FY27 package to a joint meeting of the Select Board, Finance Committee, CIAC and Sudbury School Committee on Feb. 23, reporting the

Conservation Commission endorses draft restriction for 4.6 acres on Wayside Inn Road

SUDBURY — February 23, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission endorses 4.6-acre conservation restriction on Wayside Inn Road. The commission on Feb. 23 gave informal approval to a draft conservation restriction at 219 Wayside Inn Road to be held by Sudbury Valley Trustees, allowing it to advance to state review. Tony