Ashland Town Meeting narrows margin on forest land proposal. Voters rejected a $845,000 Community Preservation Committee bid to acquire an 11.4-acre parcel at 41 Lincoln Road for Town Forest expansion by a vote of 157 against to 140 in favor, falling short of the required two-thirds majority after
Select Board postpones Driscoll Scholarship decision pending legal counsel review. The trust, with a fund balance of approximately three hundred thousand dollars and available earnings of seventy-nine thousand four hundred dollars, has been awarded six thousand dollars annually since 2006. Board
Ashland's annual Town Meeting is set for Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Ashland High School. The announcement, read on WACA community access television by host Halley Silver, summarized the Town Manager's newsletter and urged registered voters to attend.
Ashland Stormwater Advisory Committee approves prior minutes, discusses MS4 Permit prep. Members led by Jeanne Walker approved March 3 and March 17 meeting minutes on 4-0 votes and reported 600 catchbasin cleanings completed year-to-date. Dan Maurer, newly promoted DPW Director, now serves as
Ashland Board of Health discusses Kratom regulation allowing natural leaf while banning synthetic products. Vice Chair Jay Byrnes presented a draft regulation modeled on House Bill 4394 pending in the Massachusetts Legislature, which would prohibit 7-hydroxymitragynine and concentrated forms while
Ashland Conservation Commission continues Main Street development hearing. Vice Chair Carl Hakansson directed a continuation of the SLV Ashland, LLC Notice of Intent hearing at 10-60 Main Street to May 18, 2026, in response to the applicant's request for time to prepare adequate contamination
Ashland Cultural Council preps for May Culture Fest with survey and updates. The council discussed logistics for the May 30 event, including additional brochures and a survey being coordinated by members Sheila Watnick and Elham Arabi, with a May 20 Zoom meeting to finalize details. Chair Stacey
Planning Board unanimously backs Design Review Committee Bylaw amendment for Town Meeting. The revision converts the Design Review Committee from a permanent five-member body with three-year terms to an ad-hoc committee of three to five members appointed per project, aimed at making the volunteer
Ashland Select Board unanimously accepts $2.75 million operational override for FY27 budget. The override, to be voted at May 6 Town Meeting with a May 19 ballot, addresses cost pressures in health benefits and the Keefe Tech assessment while funding schools, police, and fire services. Town Manager
Zoning Board of Appeals continues hearing on 55 West Union Street affordable housing project. Chair John Trefethen and the Board postponed the 40B Comprehensive Permit decision on the 116-unit development to May 12, 2026 to allow the applicant to conduct soil borings testing feasibility of a
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