Boxborough Planning Board Votes to Narrow Plastics Bylaw to Bag Ban Only
Boxborough Planning Board unanimously stripped its proposed plastics bylaw to a single-use bag ban only, one week before Annual Town Meeting.
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Planning Board delays plastic bag and polystyrene ban, seeks revised exemption language.
Planning Board defers plastic bag and polystyrene bylaw pending staff revisions. The board discussed a proposed bylaw with Economic Development Committee Chair Abby Reip, who requested a phased implementation after noting that business notification has been incomplete. Town Planner Alexander Wade
Boxborough Planning Board revises plastic bylaw timeline, directs staff to rework exemptions before Town Meeting
Boxborough Planning Board reshapes plastics bylaw timeline and flags design review article as risky ahead of May Town Meeting.
Planning Board continues landscape yard hearing, OKs Beaver Brook modification.
Planning Board continues landscape contractor yard hearing, approves conservation project modification. Chair Rebecca Verner led the remote meeting with members Dowdy, White, and Markowitz, voting unanimously to continue the 984 Massachusetts Avenue site plan review to July 20, 2026, after the
Boxborough Planning Board Finds MBTA Zoning Density Error, Plans Fall Town Meeting Fix
Boxborough Planning Board learns its MBTA Communities zoning bylaw contains a density calculation error that puts the town out of compliance with state law.