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Last 14 days

• Housing Board holds forum on 2027 production plan. Boxborough Housing Board hosted a forum on the 2027 housing production plan, walking about a dozen residents through Chapter 40B rules and the future of the town-owned 72 Stowe Road parcel; residents urged preserving the historic house and capping units near 15.Boxborough News
• Conservation panel continues Element Materials cooling hearing. Boxborough's Conservation Commission continued a hearing on replacing 25-year-old chillers at 1146 Massachusetts Avenue to September 16, and ordered a stop-work order for unpermitted tree clearing in a wetland buffer at 104 Massachusetts Avenue.Boxborough News
• EDC approves $135.99 for Village for a Day signage. Boxborough's Economic Development Committee voted 5-0 to split the cost of wayfinding signs for the October 3 Village for a Day event and revised its roughly 40-question business survey, dropping a question aimed specifically at women-owned businesses.Boxborough News
• Boxborough marks 25 years since Sept. 11 attacks. Select Board Chairman Stemple led Boxborough's annual September 11 remembrance, thanking police, fire and EMS personnel and honoring those who died in the 2001 attacks; no town business was conducted.Boxborough News
• Select Board closes fall warrant, adds Devens waste plan. Boxborough's Select Board voted 5-0 to pursue joining a regional hazardous waste collaborative at Devens and closed its 12-article warrant for the November 16 Fall Town Meeting, which includes a $1.475 million Middle Road land purchase and a data center moratorium.Boxborough News
• Well-Being Committee extends rental aid to 16 households. Boxborough's Well-Being Committee voted to recommend continuing its rental assistance program, now serving 16 households at $69,000 in Community Preservation funds, into fiscal 2028; a longtime town staffer announced her retirement effective November 13.Boxborough News
• Finance Committee adopts three policies, reports budget windfall. Boxborough's Finance Committee adopted Reserve Fund Transfer, Budget Transfer and Audit policies after Town Administrator Mike Johns reported preliminary free cash of $4.2 million to $4.7 million; the panel's final Fall Town Meeting warrant vote is set for October 6.Boxborough News
• Boxborough home sales span $135,000 to $1.5 million. Recent Boxborough property sales ranged from $135,000 to $1.5 million, with two transactions topping $1.3 million, according to town real estate records.Boxborough News

Coming up

• Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 p.m.: Housing Board to meet Sept. 22. Boxborough's Housing Board convenes at 29 Middle Road at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 22.Town of Boxborough
• Wed, Sep 23, 7:30 p.m.: Planning Board holds fire station hearing Sept. 23. Boxborough's Planning Board holds a public hearing on the proposed Fire Station site plan at 984 Massachusetts Avenue Wednesday; quorums of the Select Board and Fire Station Building Committee may also attend.Town of Boxborough
• Thu, Sep 24, 6:30 p.m.: Design Review Board meets Sept. 24. Boxborough's Design Review Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 24.Town of Boxborough
• Thu, Sep 24, 7:00 p.m.: Fire Station Building Committee meets Sept. 24. The Fire Station Building Committee meets at 29 Middle Road at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 24.Town of Boxborough

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