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Ashland Open Space panel requests major edits to recreation plan draft.

Ashland Open Space and Recreation Committee seeks major revisions to recreation plan draft. The six-member panel, led by Chair Roberta Soolman, voted unanimously on March 17 to approve prior minutes and directed members to edit their assigned sections of a rough OSRP document, citing deficient

Board of Health approves budget reports; Kratom discussion continues

Ashland Board of Health approves budget reports and defers Kratom regulation. Chair Ed Burman and four board members unanimously approved fiscal 2026 year-to-date budget reports and February minutes in a 5-0 roll-call vote. The board heard six remote speakers on regulating Kratom; all urged

Conservation Commission continues two major development hearings

Ashland Conservation Commission approves peer review, continues two development hearings to March 30. Vice Chair Carl Hakansson reported that applicant The Gutierrez Company has agreed to route 75 percent of impervious areas to infiltration systems and achieve 81 percent Total Suspended Solids

Planning Board approves Eversource hazardous tree removals with 19-tree replanting commitment.

Planning Board approves Eversource hazardous tree removals on scenic roads with conditions. Chair Tricia Kendall and members Deepa Venkat, Anna Tesmenitsky, Scott Pelletier, and Paul Montesino (remote) voted unanimously to permit removal of 46 dead trees from Howe and Cross streets, conditioned on

Town Forest Committee approves UTV repairs split across two fiscal years.

Ashland Town Forest Committee approves UTV repairs with costs divided across two budgets. Co-Chairs Cara Hulme and Mike Jones oversaw approval 3-0-0 of the $350 roundtrip service fee, split between 2025-26 and 2026-27 accounts. The committee assigned trail-clearing work across six subcommittee