Charlton ZBA Approves Smith Road ADU Variance, Defers Commercial Garage Appeal
Charlton Zoning Board approves Smith Road ADU garage variance and defers commercial garage dispute to May 19.
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Charlton Board of Health Reorganizes Leadership, Targets Rat Colony on Route 20
CHARLTON — April 7, 2026 — Charlton's Board of Health voted unanimously Tuesday to reorganize its leadership and heard an urgent report on a rat colony of an estimated 300 to 400 animals near the Dunkin' Donuts dumpsters on Route 20. Health Director James Philbrook described plans for a
Charlton Planning Board Awards Master Plan Contract to VHB, Tables Solar Bond Policy
CHARLTON — April 1, 2026 — Charlton Planning Board awards master plan contract to VHB and hears pitch to rescind Stretch Energy Code. At its April 1 meeting, the board confirmed it had sent an acceptance letter to Vanasse Hangen Brustlin following the RFP award for a new town master plan, with
Charlton Commission Orders Industrial Site Stabilization or Faces Daily $300 Fines
CHARLTON — March 25, 2026 — Charlton Conservation Commission gives industrial property owner 14 days to stabilize six cleared acres or pay $300-per-day fines. The commission voted unanimously at its March 25 meeting to issue a formal enforcement order against the owner of 253 Worcester Road, identified in discussion as
Charlton Switches Health Insurer, Freezing Employee Rates at Zero Percent for FY27
Charlton Select Board unanimously approves switch to new health insurer, introducing deductible for first time.
Charlton Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings Across Four Departments
CHARLTON — March 11, 2026 — Charlton Finance Committee launches FY27 budget hearings across four departments, with a caution on long-term sustainability. Town Administrator Andrew Gazda presented a preliminary draft consolidated budget showing a projected positive variance of $1.1 million but warned that last year's new-growth windfall
Charlton Conservation Commission closes five hearings, continues multi-family housing case to May
CHARLTON — March 11, 2026 — Charlton Conservation Commission approved five actions and continued two hearings at its March 11 meeting. The commission closed public hearings and issued orders of conditions for a transmission line upgrade along Carpenter Hill Road replacing 60 wooden poles with steel structures along line U-173, and
Charlton Select Board Closes ATM Warrant, Awards $266,850 Grounds Contract to Local Firm
CHARLTON — March 10, 2026 — Charlton Select Board unanimously closed its Annual Town Meeting warrant and awarded a $266,850 grounds maintenance contract at its March 10 meeting. The three-member quorum — Chairman Karen Spiewak, Vice Chairman Stephen Koronis, and Clerk Basia Zurawski — approved a three-year contract for recreational property
Charlton Board of Health Awaits DEP Approval to Resume Flint Road Landfill Work
CHARLTON — March 10, 2026 — Charlton Board of Health tracks Flint Road landfill approvals and raises solar panel PFAS concerns. The board, meeting March 10, heard from Health Director James Philbrook that the Flint Road landfill project remains on hold pending state Department of Environmental Protection approval of a soil import
Charlton Planning Board Approves Conditional Temporary Occupancy for Boston Outdoor Living
Charlton Planning Board unanimously approved conditional temporary occupancy sign-off for Boston Outdoor Living and selected VHB to lead the town's master plan update at its March 4 meeting.