Ashland Morning Brief, Oct. 24: Select Board previews town meeting warrant

From Ashland News

• Planning Board tackles state-mandated zoning changes Ashland's Planning Board worked through zoning bylaw amendments required by a new state law, including a shift letting the Zoning Board weigh housing-production benefits when granting variances, a change member Patricia Kendall called the biggest shift despite no case law to guide it.Ashland News
• Select Board previews Special Town Meeting warrant Ashland's Select Board walked through 11 warrant articles for next month's Special Town Meeting, including a Community Preservation Act request for a Middle School athletic fields study that grew to $150,000, and pushed for earlier tri-board budget collaboration ahead of fiscal 2028.Ashland News
• Conservation panel continues Main Street hearing to Oct. 26 Ashland's Conservation Commission continued a Notice of Intent hearing for 10-60 Main Street, as peer reviewers work through stormwater, floodplain and contamination questions on the site.Ashland News
• Library trustees set new teen and storytime policies Ashland's Board of Library Trustees worked through facility and safety policy changes, including new rules for the Children's Storytime Room and procedures for teens left after closing, as summer reading enrollment surged.Ashland News
• Conservation board clears fence, pushes stormwater fixes Ashland's Conservation Commission issued a Determination of Applicability for a fence project and continued three stormwater permit hearings, while ordering riprap installation at a roof drain outlet before lifting an enforcement order.Ashland News
• Town Forest Committee advances tree planting, land expansion Ashland's Town Forest Committee set a fiscal 2026-27 budget and scheduled fall tree planting, while initiating a proposal to add Old Mill Road land to the Town Forest with Select Board member Yolanda Greaves' preliminary support.Ashland News

Ashland on Sat, Oct 24

• Lawmaker urges no vote on Question 3 State Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis argues Question 3's top-two primary system could narrow November ballot choices and hurt grassroots candidates, according to MetroWest Daily News.MetroWest Daily News

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 27: Three elementary schools set early release days Pittaway, Warren and Mindess elementary schools hold early release days for parent-teacher conferences Oct. 27 through Oct. 29.Ashland Public Schools
• Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 p.m.: School Committee meets Wednesday evening The Ashland School Committee holds its regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m.Ashland Public Schools

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