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Ashland Selectmen Accept $30,000 Water Tank Planning Grant From State

Ashland selectmen unanimously accepted a $30,000 state water planning grant and heard updates on a proposed hydro dam purchase and a building inspector vacancy at their March 2 meeting.

Town Forest Committee approves $250 for UTV repair shop services.

The Ashland Town Forest Committee held an emergency meeting to address battery failure of the committee's utility terrain vehicle. Co-Chair Rob St. Germain reported being stranded in the forest during a test run after the UTV battery died; the Department of Public Works towed the vehicle to its

Ashland Select Board and Planning Board approve Housing Production Plan process, establish implementation committee framework.

Ashland Select Board and Planning Board move forward on Housing Production Plan. Jenn Goldson presented draft goals and strategies designed to expand housing options and affordability over five years; the boards will review member comments by March 2 before formal adoption. The boards voted

Planning Board advances housing production plan, continues tree removals to March

Planning Board approves Implementation Committee process, advances housing plan. The board, sitting jointly with the Select Board, voted 10-0 to approve a process to establish a seven-to-nine member Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee, with member and candidate names due to both boards by

Zoning Board continues 40B hearing; sewer relocation and rainfall testing among unresolved issues.

Ashland Zoning Board continued its public hearing on a 116-unit rental development at 55 West Union Street, deferring key decisions to March 10. Applicant representatives requested a modification of stormwater testing requirements and flagged sewer relocation costs of $40,000 to $50,000 for further