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Pepperell Planning Board continues Jersey Street water plant hearing, orders peer review

PEPPERELL — February 2, 2026 — Pepperell Planning Board votes to continue public hearing on a proposed PFAS water treatment plant at 13 Jersey Street. The board unanimously continued the hearing to March 2, 2026 after DPW Director Paul Brinkman presented plans for a facility with a peak capacity of 1.3

Planning Board caps Church Street dog kennel at eight dogs in 4-0 vote

NATICK — January 28, 2026 — Natick Planning Board approves Church Street dog kennel with eight-dog cap. The board voted 4-0 Wednesday to grant Allison Breziner a special permit for a home-occupation kennel at 17 Church Street, lowering her requested limit from 12 dogs to eight at any one

Planning Board sends wireless overlay bylaw to spring Town Meeting warrant

SUDBURY — January 28, 2026 — Sudbury Planning Board sends Wireless Services Overlay District bylaw to spring Town Meeting warrant. Meeting Jan. 28 with three of five members present, the board voted 3-0 to advance the draft prepared by consultant Michael Lawton of Isotrope, with amendments requiring monopole-only tower designs,

Planning Board continues Carroll School hearing to Feb. 25 over stormwater concerns

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland Planning Board continues Carroll School hearing to Feb. 25 amid stormwater fight. The board voted 4-0 to continue the 37-45 Waltham Road site plan hearing virtually after Chair Anette Lewis said she was not comfortable with the applicant's use of separate

Planning Board approves Pine Ridge Road addition, defers dark-skies bylaw vote

LINCOLN — January 27, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board approves Pine Ridge addition but holds back dark-skies bylaw endorsement. The board voted 5-0 on Jan. 27 to approve a 275-square-foot second-floor addition at 12 Pine Ridge Road and to permit average-natural-grade height calculations, after abutter

Weston Planning Board re-elects Glynn chair, advances Josiah Smith Tavern decision

WESTON — January 21, 2026 — Weston Planning Board unanimously re-elected Leslie Glynn as chair and pushed three pending applications toward resolution at its January 21 meeting. The most contentious item was a continued scenic-road hearing for a proposed 12,332-square-foot home at 56 Ridgeway Road, where member

Planning Board approves Wayside Inn pavilion as minor site plan modification

SUDBURY — January 14, 2026 — Sudbury Planning Board greenlights Wayside Inn timber-frame pavilion and grants Eversource a one-year stormwater extension. The board voted unanimously Jan. 14 to qualify the roughly 1,600-square-foot pegged timber-frame pavilion at 73 Wayside Inn Road as a minor site plan modification,

Planning Board approves Tower Road shed, advances Nature Link toward February hearing

LINCOLN — January 13, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board approves Tower Road shed and previews 20-home Nature Link development. The board unanimously approved homeowner Robert Neidlinger's 10-by-20-foot storage shed at 161 Tower Road with a screening condition for abutters Michael McEachern and Bernadette Yao of 155

Lexington Planning Board Advances SRD and ADU Zoning Revisions for Future Town Meeting

LEXINGTON — January 7, 2026 — Lexington Planning Board spends three hours on SRD historic-structure rules, ADU state mandates, and a newly adopted commercial surcharge. The board, chaired by Michael Schanbacher, unanimously approved performance guarantees and endorsed definitive subdivision plans for nine properties, locking in eight-year zoning freezes. A proposal

Weston Planning Board Deadlocks on Tree, Flags DPW Easement as Policy Concern

WESTON — January 7, 2026 — Weston Planning Board split 2-2 on a backyard tree dispute and raised concerns about a novel DPW easement arrangement at its January 7 meeting. The tie vote on a Certificate of Action amendment at 501 Glen Road — where owners Joshua and Bahar Cohen planted a