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Planning Board Tables Heaven's Gas LED Sign Upgrade, Seeks Brightness Data

MILTON — June 15, 2026 — Milton's Planning Board unanimously tabled a request to upgrade Heaven's Gas Station's manual pricing sign to an LED electronic display, sending the applicant back with homework before a July 13 hearing. Sign consultant Heather Dutko, representing INQ Enterprise LLC at

Wellesley Planning Board Questions Unit Count in Worcester Street Rezoning Pitch

WELLESLEY — June 15, 2026 — Wellesley Planning Board hears preliminary pitch for 15-unit condo project on Route 9, raises math and land-ownership concerns. At the June 15 Zoom meeting, attended by only Chair Marc Charney, Vice Chair Thomas Taylor, and Member James Roberti, applicant Dean Barron presented plans to

Bellingham Planning Board approves 40 Grove Street backlot special permit 4-0

BELLINGHAM — June 12, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board reorganized its leadership and approved a backlot subdivision special permit for 40 Grove Street at its June 12 meeting. The board elected Marty Walsh as chair by a 3-to-1 vote with one abstention, then unanimously appointed Phil Devine as vice chair

Stoughton Planning Board Approves Landscape Company Building, Pursues Tree Fine After Unpermitted Clear-Cutting

STOUGHTON — June 11, 2026 — Stoughton Planning Board opened a contentious new hearing over the unpermitted clearing of roughly three and a half acres on Turnpike Street while also approving a landscape company's 9,745-square-foot mixed-use office building on Washington Street. Town Planner Bill Roth told

Milton Planning Board Directs Lawyer to Draft Short-Term Rental Bylaw

MILTON — June 11, 2026 — Milton Planning Board moves toward short-term rental bylaw, targeting fall Town Meeting. The board directed KP Law attorney Carolyn Murray to produce a draft short-term rental bylaw by June 20, using Newton's registration-and-enforcement framework as a starting point, after a

Bellingham Planning Board seats Walsh as chair, approves 40 Grove Street backlot permit

BELLINGHAM — June 11, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board reorganizes, seats new chair, and approves a contested backlot subdivision special permit. The five-member board elected Marty Walsh as chair on a 3-1 vote Thursday, with member Steven dissenting on grounds that a seniority-based rotation should have given him the

Malden Planning Board Votes 9-0 to Recommend Ban and Moratorium on Data Centers

FOXBOROUGH — June 11, 2026 — Malden's Planning Board unanimously recommended banning data centers citywide and imposing a one-year moratorium on related permits, while also granting two special permits at its June 11 joint hearing with the City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee. The data center vote, 9 to

Dover hosts public forum on proposed tree preservation bylaw, polling shows broad support

DOVER — June 10, 2026 — Dover's Tree Preservation Committee opened public input on a potential new tree preservation bylaw, with 60 percent of live-poll respondents strongly in support. Committee Chair Valerie Lynn and Town Planner Melissa Santucci-Razi co-led the June 10 webinar alongside MAPC consultants Diana

Dover Tree Committee Holds First Public Forum on New Tree Preservation Bylaw

DOVER — June 8, 2026 — Dover's Tree Preservation Committee opens public engagement on a new standalone tree bylaw. Chairperson Valerie Lynn and town planner Melissa Sanchusi-Razi co-lead the project with consultants from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, who presented best-practices research Monday from communities including Concord,

Milton Planning Board Unanimously Approves Town's First ADU Under New Bylaw

MILTON — June 3, 2026 — Milton Planning Board approves town's first ADU under its newly enacted bylaw. The three-member panel — Chair Mary Paul, Secretary Cheryl Tugais, and Member Hal Hellmonger — voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a site plan for a detached, single-story 896-square-foot accessory dwelling

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