Milton Morning Brief, Oct. 31: Town meeting backs La Barre land purchase

From Milton News

• Conservation board approves Highland, Bartons Lane drainage plans Milton's Conservation Commission took up drainage plans for new houses on Highland Street and Bartons Lane, including protection for a rhododendron hedge an arborist called 'about 75 years old, quite sizable and still quite healthy,' amid a separate tree-removal enforcement case.Milton News
• Select Board expands traffic subcommittee, funds speed signs Milton's Select Board took up resident concerns over speeds reaching 68 to 70 mph on Upper Canton Avenue, weighing an expanded Traffic Mitigation Subcommittee and new funding for speed-feedback signs.Milton News
• School Committee reviews first draft of FY28 budget Milton's School Committee opened work on a first-draft fiscal 2028 budget projecting growth of under five percent, the lowest in years, as a damaged music classroom and science equipment from a September nor'easter raised new facilities-funding questions.Milton News
• Climate panel drafts policy against fossil fuel heating Milton's Climate Action Planning Committee pushed for a policy curbing fossil fuel heating in new construction after a nearby 40B project was found installing six propane tanks, while also flagging that the town's 'green tier' electricity option carries less renewable content than advertised.Milton News
• Capital panel pulls back water loan, backs land buy Milton's Capital Improvement Committee pulled back a water-loan recommendation after finding a debt-schedule error that made borrowing capacity look larger than it was, while also weighing a land purchase on Adams Street and a feasibility study for a possible new school there.Milton News
• Cemetery trustees table veteran's burial plot request Milton's Cemetery Trustees set aside a non-resident veteran's request for a burial plot in the Garden of Honor, as members discussed whether a bylaw change is needed, alongside a 'cash for keys' negotiation with a cemetery-owned rental tenant.Milton News
• Board of Health condemns two Thatcher Street buildings Milton's Board of Health took up two buildings at 9 Thatcher Street under state habitability law, as members also weighed oversight of roughly 70 short-term rental units and warned the department's inspection capacity 'worries me.'Milton News
• CPA committee hears four funding requests, no votes Milton's Community Preservation Committee heard competing funding pitches, including a Milton Rowing Club request tied to a boathouse the Dexter Southfield school is shedding, a cut-rate Brooks Field lighting quote, and a youth baseball field request, without taking any funding votes.Milton News
• School Committee adopts criteria for new superintendent Milton's School Committee worked through criteria for its next superintendent based on consultant interviews with 75 stakeholders and a 548-respondent survey, while also finalizing a search committee ahead of a November 24 application deadline.Milton News
• Housing Production Plan meeting scheduled for Nov. 10 Milton has scheduled a joint Select Board and Planning Board public meeting on the Housing Production Plan for November 10 at 7 p.m.Milton News

Yesterday in Milton (Fri, Oct 30)

• Two Milton firefighters graduate from academy Milton firefighters Michael Pronk and Thaddeus Lenoch were among 15 recruits who completed the state's 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program, according to Milton Times, citing State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine.Milton Times

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