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Millis Planning Board Sends Battery Storage, Data Center Zoning Definitions to Town Meeting

MILLIS — April 7, 2026 — Millis Planning Board unanimously advances battery storage and data center zoning definitions to Town Meeting. The board voted at its April 7 meeting to recommend approval of proposed amendments to the town's zoning bylaws that would add formal definitions for battery energy storage systems

Dover Planning Board Continues Zoning Hearing, Approves Tubwreck Drive Shed

DOVER — April 6, 2026 — Dover Planning Board opens public hearing on two ATM zoning articles, continues to April 13. The board voted 4-0 twice on the articles — once to open the public hearing and once to continue it to April 13 — giving Town Planner Melissa SantucciRozzi time to revise

Cohasset Planning Board Endorses 2026-2036 Open Space Plan Unanimously

COHASSET — April 1, 2026 — Cohasset Planning Board unanimously endorses 2026-2036 Open Space Plan and flags Wheelwright Park zoning gap. The board voted 4-0 at its April 1 Zoom meeting to authorize Chair Kevin Heine to sign a letter of support for the draft plan — a 180-page report

Dover Housing Task Force Opens First Public Forum on Housing Strategy

DOVER — April 1, 2026 — Dover's Housing Task Force launched its first public forum, presenting data showing a $1.6 million median single family home sale price and a subsidized housing inventory of just 2.82 percent against a 10 percent state target. The webinar, attended by 25 residents,

Needham Planning Board backs 888 Great Plain Avenue rezoning 3-1 for mixed-use development

NEEDHAM — March 31, 2026 — Needham Planning Board votes 3-1 to recommend rezoning 888 Great Plain Avenue for mixed-use development and defers contested large-house floor area ratio rules to fall. The board, meeting Tuesday at the PSAB building's Charles River room, endorsed three citizen's

Needham Planning Board backs 888 Great Plain Avenue rezoning 3-1 for mixed-use development

NEEDHAM — March 31, 2026 — Needham Planning Board votes 3-1 to recommend rezoning 888 Great Plain Avenue for mixed-use development and defers contested large-house floor area ratio rules to fall. The board, meeting Tuesday at the PSAB building's Charles River room, endorsed three citizen's

Dover Housing Task Force Launches Three-Part Public Engagement on Housing Roadmap

DOVER — March 31, 2026 — Dover Housing Task Force opens public engagement series on housing roadmap with March 31 forum. The task force, formed in 2023 and working with consultant Barrett Planning Group, presented data showing Dover's 2025 median single-family home sales price at $1.6 million, more

Norwood Planning Board Continues McGovern Kia Hearing to Late April

NORWOOD — March 27, 2026 — Norwood Planning Board continues McGovern Kia dealership hearing while approving a six-unit condo conversion near the town library. The board voted unanimously March 27 to push the public hearing on a proposed 24,800-square-foot Kia dealership at 1325-1369 Boston Providence Turnpike — consolidating

Milton Planning Board Approves Sign Bylaw for Town Meeting, Allocates Recodification Funds

MILTON — March 26, 2026 — Milton Planning Board advances sign bylaw to Town Meeting and allocates $52,272 across two planning initiatives. The board unanimously closed a public hearing and voted to submit a March 19, 2026 draft sign bylaw to the Select Board, overhauling decades-old sign regulations in Chapter

Foxborough Planning Board Forwards Neponset Avenue Overlay District and Three Zoning Articles to Town Meeting

FOXBOROUGH — March 26, 2026 — Foxborough Planning Board unanimously forwards Neponset Avenue overlay district and three other zoning articles to Town Meeting. The board voted 2-0 on each article at its March 26 meeting after a series of public hearings, with the most contentious discussion surrounding the proposed Neponset Avenue

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