Dedham Morning Brief, Oct. 31: Health board drafts tobacco rule overhaul

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• Conservation panel takes up Amtrak tree clearing case Dedham's Conservation Commission revisited an Amtrak enforcement case over unauthorized tree clearing along its rail corridor, after the railroad adopted a new coordination procedure. The board also weighed an unpermitted retaining wall on Power Street that raised questions about rewarding work done without permits.Dedham News
• School budget panel weighs high school fire alarm fix Dedham's School Committee Budget Subcommittee took up a fiscal 2028 capital plan featuring a roughly $6 million fire detection system replacement at Dedham High School, after officials said the existing alarm sometimes fails to notify anyone when it trips.Dedham News
• Health board drafts tobacco regulation overhaul Dedham's Board of Health began drafting a full rewrite of its tobacco regulations, after Town Counsel recommended closing a loophole that lets companies transfer permits between locations and capping nicotine levels in popular pouch products. The board set hearings for December 15 and January 12.Dedham News
• Planning board weighs data center moratorium timeline Dedham's Planning Board took up a proposed 12-month moratorium on data center development ahead of Fall Town Meeting, weighing whether to shift its expiration date to avoid missing a Town Meeting cycle. A staff member said roughly 34 Massachusetts communities have similar bans in place.Dedham News
• School panel weighs costs of elementary consolidation plan Dedham's School Committee reviewed how a hypothetical $100 million elementary school project could add $646 to the first-year tax bill of an average home, as it weighed an "Option B4" plan to replace three aging schools with two new 350-student buildings.Dedham News
• Zoning board continues Court Street boutique hearing Dedham's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a contested special permit hearing for a Court Street consignment boutique to November 18, after residents said a 77-page legal brief arrived with no time to review it.Dedham News
• Sewer overflow plan could cost town $78 million Dedham's Select Board heard that the town's share of a required MWRA sewer overflow plan could reach $78 million, as members also took up road layouts for a Safe Routes to School project and reviewed veterans services, licensing fees and a PILOT program update.Dedham News
• Flags to fly at half-staff Nov. 5 Dedham announced that Gov. Maura Healey has ordered U.S. and Massachusetts flags lowered to half-staff at state buildings, including town hall, from sunrise to sunset on Nov. 5, the date of interment for Private Joseph A. Gala of Lynn.Dedham News

Happening Sat, Oct 31

• 8:00 a.m.: Food pantry hosts family shopping Saturday morning The Dedham Food Pantry hosts Family Shopping hours starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, for residents in need.Town of Dedham

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