Planning Board casts four unanimous votes
The Ashland Planning Board approved a bank renovation and delayed votes on two other projects.
Planning Board · Meeting of August 12, 2026
ASHLAND — The Ashland Planning Board approved a bank renovation and delayed votes on two other projects. Members voted 5-0 to approve the site plan and design review for a bank at 2 West Union Street, where project engineer Randy Marmon said all new lighting is "dark sky compliant." The board voted 5-0 to continue a four-unit duplex rebuild at 167-169 Pleasant Street to August 27 and a special permit at 55 Tilton Avenue to September 10 amid ongoing stormwater design work. Members also voted 5-0 to appoint Tricia Kendall to a one-year term on the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee and directed staff to draft zoning language barring data centers from town, citing no identified financial or infrastructure benefit to hosting one.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of August 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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