Planning Board closes data center loophole
From Boxborough News
- Conservation board takes up Flamingo Market tree order. Boxborough's Conservation Commission reviewed an enforcement order against Flamingo Market after owner Kier removed a tree near his building that he called hazardous, with members debating whether a building department referral failure left him in the clear.Boxborough News
- Board votes to broaden data center moratorium. Boxborough's Planning Board reworked its data center moratorium language and gave residents a first look at a proposed 21,000 square foot fire station with a 50 foot training tower, as one resident warned any numeric threshold could never close again once opened.Boxborough News
- Select Board defers Climate Action Plan, raises fee. Boxborough's Select Board held off on adopting a full Climate Action Plan after member Kristin Hilberg said she could not support it without a prioritized list, while also weighing a $1.8 million farmland purchase for Fall Town Meeting.Boxborough News
- Boxborough FinCom backs 11 of 13 warrant articles. Boxborough's Finance Committee worked through 13 Fall Town Meeting warrant articles, including a Hager Bridge beaver dam study and a $1.8 million farmland purchase, as a town official warned full dam removal could cost up to $250,000.Boxborough News
- Design team outlines fire station before fall testing. Boxborough's fire station design is headed toward October subsurface testing, but architect Chris Logan said the 50 foot training tower still needs a zoning variance since it exceeds the town's 30 foot height limit, a point Planning Board members raised days earlier.Boxborough News
Coming up
- Mon, Oct 5, 10:00 a.m.: Well-Being Committee meets Monday morning. Boxborough's Well-Being Committee meets from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at 29 Middle Road.Town of Boxborough
- Mon, Oct 5, 7:30 p.m.: Planning Board meets Monday night. Boxborough's Planning Board holds its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5.Town of Boxborough
- Tue, Oct 6, 9:00 a.m.: Weed Warriors work party set for Tuesday. Volunteers gather for a Weed Warriors invasive species work party from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, with another session planned for Oct. 10.Town of Boxborough
- Tue, Oct 6, 1:00 p.m.: Grief and healing support group meets Tuesday. Boxborough hosts a Grief and Healing Support Group from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6.Town of Boxborough
- Tue, Oct 6, 5:30 p.m.: Personnel Board meets Tuesday evening. Boxborough's Personnel Board meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 29 Middle Road.Town of Boxborough
- Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Finance Committee meets Tuesday night. Boxborough's Finance Committee meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 29 Middle Road, continuing its work on Fall Town Meeting warrant articles.Town of Boxborough
- Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Library trustees meet Tuesday night. Sargent Memorial Library's Board of Trustees meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6.Town of Boxborough
- Wed, Oct 7, 3:00 p.m.: Flu and vaccine clinic set at Blanchard Gym. Boxborough holds a flu and vaccine clinic from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Blanchard Memorial School's gym, with walk-ins accepted while supplies last.Town of Boxborough
- Thu, Oct 8, 10:00 a.m.: Cemetery Commission meets Thursday morning. Boxborough's Cemetery Commission meets at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at 29 Middle Road.Town of Boxborough
- Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Fire Station Building Committee meets Thursday. Boxborough's Fire Station Building Committee meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at 29 Middle Road, continuing design work on the 984 Massachusetts Avenue site.Town of Boxborough
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