Townsend Board of Health Deliberates Future of Trash Management Amidst Financial Strain

Overview: The Townsend Board of Health meeting on May 2, 2025, focused primarily on addressing the town’s waste management strategy amid financial constraints, with discussions centered on implementing a new trash collection system. The board considered adopting a “pay as you throw” model or a flat fee system, similar to Dunstable’s, as part of a broader initiative to alleviate the town’s budgetary pressures, which have been exacerbated by school funding commitments.

Townsend Finance Committee Grapples with Select Board Expansion, Budget Challenges, and Renovation Funding

Overview: The Townsend Finance Committee’s latest meeting was marked by discussions on a proposal to increase the number of select board members, budgetary challenges, and several financial reallocations for town renovations. The proposal to expand the select board from three to five members was a focal point, with committee members debating its potential impact on governance and town finances.

Townsend Select Board Grapples with Rodenticide Policy Amidst Budget Concerns and Governance Transitions

Overview: In a recent Townsend Select Board meeting, members engaged in an extensive discussion on the adverse effects of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, while also addressing budget challenges following a failed override vote. Additional topics included upcoming governance transitions, policy updates, and the town’s rental facilities guidelines.

Townsend Conservation Commission Debate Highlights Water Department’s Role in Property Management

Overview: The Townsend Conservation Commission meeting focused on the complexities surrounding a proposed Conservation Restriction (CR) on a town-owned property, emphasizing the potential role of the water department in managing the land while addressing both ecological and recreational needs.

Townsend Conservation Commission Approves Wetland Waiver, Discusses Complex Conservation Restrictions

Overview: The Townsend Conservation Commission held a meeting to address a variety of issues, including approving a waiver for a property development within a wetland buffer zone and deliberating on the implications of a proposed conservation restriction on local land.

Townsend Board of Health Deliberates Future of Trash Management Amidst Financial Strain

Townsend Finance Committee Grapples with Select Board Expansion, Budget Challenges, and Renovation Funding

Townsend Select Board Grapples with Rodenticide Policy Amidst Budget Concerns and Governance Transitions

Townsend Conservation Commission Debate Highlights Water Department’s Role in Property Management

Townsend Conservation Commission Approves Wetland Waiver, Discusses Complex Conservation Restrictions

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