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Norfolk Planning Board Votes 4-1 to Shelve Open Space Density Bylaw Amendment

NORFOLK — April 14, 2026 — Norfolk Planning Board tables open space density bylaw, clears several routine site actions. The board voted 4-1 on April 14 to indefinitely postpone a proposed amendment to Section 310-8.2 of the zoning bylaw that would have offered density bonuses of 20 percent or

Dover Planning Board Recommends ADU and Site Plan Bylaw Changes for Town Meeting

DOVER — April 13, 2026 — Dover Planning Board sends accessory dwelling unit and site plan review overhaul to May Annual Town Meeting. The board voted unanimously to recommend Article 18, a corrective ADU amendment prompted by Attorney General comments on language passed at the 2025 Town Meeting, and voted 3-1

Bellingham Planning Board April 13 Recording Contains No Audible Proceedings

BELLINGHAM — April 13, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board's April 13 meeting left no usable public record after a community access TV recording failure. The capture provided to Townbrief Bellingham contains only repeated audio artifacts — hundreds of iterations of "Thank you for watching" — with no audible deliberation, no

Stoughton Planning Board continues new elementary school review to April 23

STOUGHTON — April 9, 2026 — Stoughton Planning Board continues elementary school review and hears two senior housing pitches at April 9 session. The board unanimously continued the site plan review for the town's proposed 101,590-square-foot elementary school on DiStefano Way to April 23, with stormwater peer

Foxborough Planning Board Enters Executive Session on World Cup Security Strategy

FOXBOROUGH — April 9, 2026 — Foxborough Planning Board enters executive session on FIFA World Cup security strategy. The board voted 5-0 by roll call Thursday to close its April 9 meeting and discuss security planning related to the 2026 World Cup at Gillette Stadium, One Patriot Place, adjourning without returning

Foxborough Planning Board Enters Executive Session on World Cup Security Strategy

FOXBOROUGH — April 9, 2026 — Foxborough Planning Board enters executive session on FIFA World Cup security strategy. The board voted 5-0 by roll call Thursday to close its April 9 meeting and discuss security planning related to the 2026 World Cup at Gillette Stadium, One Patriot Place, adjourning without returning

Bellingham Planning Board Sends Walmart's 115-Foot Sign to Full Public Review

BELLINGHAM — April 9, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board unanimously declared a proposed 115-foot Walmart pylon sign at 250 Hartford Avenue a major modification, sending it into a full public-hearing process. The board, chaired by Philip M. Devine and including Vice Chairman William F. O'Connell, Jr., also continued

Dover Planning Board Advances Site Plan Review Overhaul Toward Town Meeting Vote

DOVER — April 8, 2026 — Dover Planning Board advances sweeping site plan review overhaul toward a town meeting vote. The board held a nearly four-hour public hearing April 8 on two annual town meeting articles, including a proposal to split site plan review into partial and full tracks and exempt

Westwood Planning Board Approves Everett Street Parking Changes, Backs Nine Town Meeting Articles

WESTWOOD — April 7, 2026 — Westwood Planning Board approves Everett Street parking boost and unanimously backs nine Town Meeting zoning articles. At the April 7 meeting, the board approved the relocation of an on-site playground and the addition of two off-street parking spaces at the mixed-use development at

Needham Planning Board closes hearing on data center's conversion to self-storage

NEEDHAM — April 7, 2026 — Needham Planning Board signals approval for converting a vacant 128,750-square-foot data center at 105 Cabot Street to self-storage, closing a public hearing unanimously on April 7. Attorney George Hunter Jr. represented applicant RJ Kelly Company, which holds a December 2025 ZBA use

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