Ashland Sustainability Committee approves planning for bottle cap murals, revises climate roadmap. The committee, led by Chair Todd Ching, unanimously approved previous meeting minutes and advanced planning for a plastic bottle cap collection project with local businesses including the Senior
The Ashland Zoning Board of Appeals voted 7-0 to continue the 40B hearing on a 116-unit development at 55 West Union Street to August 11.
Ashland Zoning Board continues 55 West Union Street hearing without discussion. Chair John Trefethen agreed to continue the comprehensive permit hearing for the proposed 116-unit mixed-income development, with 87 market-rate units and 29 income-restricted units, to August 11 after applicants'
Ashland Conservation Commission approves septic project at 257 Oak Street in 5-0 vote. The Commission issued an Order of Conditions for the septic system owned by Sharron Tufts and represented by JD Marquedant and Associates after Conservation Agent Becca Solomon confirmed Board of Health approval
Ashland Planning Board continues Middlesex Savings Bank renovation hearing. The bank, operating at 2 West Union Street for 40 years, is seeking approval for a 400-square-foot expansion adding two offices, new landscaping, and a modernized exterior with a new roofline; construction would take 30
Ashland Planning Board continues two active site plan cases to August 13.
Ashland's Board of Health voted 4-0 to send a revised Kratom regulation to town counsel, despite two residents urging an outright ban.
Ashland Library reports 70 to 90 percent surge in Saturday traffic as youth programs boom. The library recorded 386 kindergarten-through-sixth-grade summer reading registrations, 102 teen registrations, and over 200 Sprouts early literacy registrations in June alone, part of a fiscal year total
The Ashland Board of Health unanimously approved sending a draft Kratom regulation to Town Counsel. Vice Chair John Byrnes, who led the drafting, noted the regulation aligns with federal and state direction and maintains legal access to the natural leaf while restricting synthetic derivatives; it
Finance Committee defers Open Meeting Law complaint to Town Counsel for review. The committee voted 4-0 to refer the complaint filed by resident Stephen Morgan on July 4, which alleged improper deliberation outside a formally posted meeting. Member Rohit Arora reported that Town Counsel does not
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