Affordable apartments face $1 million in repairs

Groton on Sat, Oct 17

• Affordable apartments face $1 million in repairs. Groton Herald reports nine affordable apartments on Sandy Pond Road face nearly $1 million in debt and repairs, as the Affordable Housing Trust and Housing Authority weigh how to preserve them.Groton Herald
• UMass Memorial answers questions on new Groton ER. Groton Herald reports a panel of UMass Memorial medical professionals and administrators fielded resident questions at an informational session on the satellite emergency facility set to open in Groton in February 2027.Groton Herald
• Debate grows over Main Street's 28 percent bike lanes. Groton Herald examines why planners allocated 28 percent of Main Street right-of-way to bicycle lanes amid rising traffic and a well used rail trail downtown.Groton Herald
• Park Commission eyes Cow Pond grant deadline. Groton Herald reports the Park Commission celebrated October's Town Meeting approval of the Cow Pond Brook Fields project at its October 5 meeting, as a $1 million federal grant deadline looms.Groton Herald
• Opinion questions Groton's traditional growth model. Groton Herald columnist Russ Harris asks whether Groton's longstanding approach of allowing new housing while protecting open land can continue as pressures on that balance grow.Groton Herald
• Great Pond panel revisits 1955 boating rules. Groton Herald reports the Great Pond Advisory Committee's October 8 meeting revisited decades-old 1955 boating regulations that remain technically in effect on the pond.Groton Herald
• Lawrence Academy's Community Commons gets new windows. Groton Herald reports Lawrence Academy continues building its Community Commons dining hall and student center, with large new windows recently installed, as shown in photos from Nancy Ohringer.Groton Herald

Coming up

• Thu, Nov 19, 7:00 p.m.: Main Street Corridor Study meeting set for Nov. 19. The Select Board and Complete Streets Committee will hold a public informational meeting on the Main Street Corridor Study Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Marion Stoddart Building Auditorium, 344 Main St.Town of Groton

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