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
Finance Committee unanimously recommends school fields transfer, Town Forest land purchase. Town Manager Michael Herbert's proposal to return school field management to the Ashland schools using the Stabilization Fund as a bridge loan won committee approval (Article 2), as did Article 4 covering
Ashland Committee unanimously approves $845,000 to purchase property for town forest. The Community Preservation Committee voted 8-0-0 to acquire the 41 Lincoln Road property at $845,000, overriding a second appraisal of $700,000. Member Aaron Ladd presented three options for the acquisition; the
Conservation Commission defers three hearings to May 11 as applicants finalize designs. The Ashland Conservation Commission unanimously continued a Request for Stormwater Management Permit for Depietri Group's subdivision at Highland Road and Ballard Road, where drainage and groundwater concerns
Upper Charles River Trail committee maintains focus on northern route despite discussion of southern alternative. 8 committee members decided to maintain the established Northern route to Hopkinton State Park while deferring consideration of a southern connection for future action, following review
Ashland Select Board advances $2.75 million schools budget override for voter decision. The fiscal 2027 budget totals $87,813,507 and includes a $2,750,000 Proposition 2½ operational override for Ashland Public Schools, a $396,825 Keefe Technical High School assessment increase driven by 17
Ashland Zoning Board upholds Building Commissioner on Ledgemere roadway work. The board voted 3-0 to require Ashland Open Space Trust to seek modifications to its 1985 Special Permit and submit detailed plans to the Planning Board before proceeding with full repaving, new sidewalks, and median
The Ashland Open Space and Recreation Committee approved its prior meeting minutes and reached consensus on the content and branding of its draft Open Space and Recreation Plan before submission to the state. Chairperson Roberta Soolman presided over all six members present via Zoom on April 14.
The Ashland Historical Commission approved prior meeting minutes and discussed ongoing projects including the Village Burial Ground, which will undergo ground-penetrating radar surveying in July or August after landscape preparation. Helen Nickole reported coordination with Bridgewater State
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