Boxborough Conservation Commission ratifies enforcement order against Flamingo Market for unauthorized tree clearing. Chair Elizabeth Markiewicz said the commission will seek the fund's usual $10,000 ask from the Community Preservation Committee this year, with a balance near $64,000.
Finance Committee reviewed draft warrant articles for Fall Town Meeting, centered on land acquisition and zoning changes. The committee discussed an 18-acre agricultural land purchase requiring debt exclusion, a data center moratorium effective through December 2028, and zoning ordinance revisions
Boxborough Finance Committee adopts three financial policies as town reports roughly $3 million budget windfall.
Select Board approved hazardous waste partnership with Devens Regional Collection Center. The board voted 5-0-0 to recommend joining the Devens Regional Collection Center for its 20 annual collection dates, up from the current twice-yearly schedule; Director of Public Works Ed Kukkula projected
The Boxborough Well-Being Committee voted unanimously to continue the Rental Assistance Program through 2028. Community Services Coordinator Wendy Trinks emphasized the program's importance amid new state work requirements for SNAP and Mass Health, and rising oil prices driving fuel-assistance
Boxborough Well-Being Committee extends rental aid to 16 households, marks a retirement. The committee voted 4-0 to recommend continuing the town's 12-year-old Boxborough Rental Assistance Program, currently budgeted at $69,000 in Community Preservation Act funds, into fiscal year 2028.
Boxborough Select Board votes to join a regional hazardous waste site and closes its fall warrant.
Boxborough marks 25th anniversary of September 11 with remembrance ceremony. Select Board Chairman Stemple opened the town's annual observance, thanking firefighters, police officers, EMTs and paramedics and saying the board wanted to honor those "who gave their lives" in the 2001 attacks.
Fire Station Building Committee reviewed revised site plan focused on tree preservation. The redesigned plan shifted site access from Sara's Way to Mass Avenue, allowing visitor parking to narrow while preserving mature trees and maintaining firefighter and apparatus parking. The revision required
Boxborough fire station panel preps zoning waivers for Sept. 23 hearing.
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