Groton Morning Brief, Oct. 31: Governor signs new home-rule charter

From Groton News

• ZBA weighs garage variance for fire-rebuilt home Groton's Zoning Board of Appeals weighed letting a fire-damaged home at 22 Mountain Lakes Trail rebuild with an attached garage five feet from a neighbor's lake-access strip, after a letter disputed who owns that strip under a derelict fee statute.Groton News
• Select Board takes up housing fee waiver, new charter Groton's Select Board worked through a full agenda that included a fee question for the Housing Authority's $3 million Petapawag Place renovation, a new economic development director job, and confirmation of the town's newly signed home-rule charter.Groton News
• Sustainability panel previews heating seminar, flags study gap Groton's Sustainability Commission previewed an October 28 energy seminar on winter heating relief, as a member criticized the town's Groton 2036 transportation study for proceeding without input from town commissions and urged written comments by November 2 ahead of a November 19 hearing.Groton News
• Destination Groton gains seat on hiring panel Destination Groton secured a seat on the Select Board's interview panel for a new part-time economic development coordinator, as the committee readies comments for a November 19 hearing on a Main Street traffic study and tracks a $60,000 rail-trail signage grant.Groton News
• Preservation panel flags $1 million grant risk Groton's Community Preservation Committee flagged a possible $1 million exposure tied to a state grant deadline on an active town project, after an earlier push to add language protecting the grant failed, and revisited a $287,600 request to replace regional high school tennis courts.Groton News
• Destination Groton drops dollar estimate from vision plan Destination Groton stripped a $50 million estimate from its draft Main Street vision plan after a member warned that publishing a specific figure risked the group overstepping its bounds, and discussed a $60,000 rail-trail gateway grant whose site visit was postponed to November 4.Groton News
• GCS newsletter highlights safety steps, home tour Groton Community School's October newsletter reviewed building safety procedures and a playground volunteer workday, and previewed the November 21 Groton Community Home Tour and a Loaves & Fishes food drive.Groton News

Yesterday in Groton (Fri, Oct 30)

• Groton School hosts record Parents Weekend turnout More than 700 Groton School family members attended Parents Weekend October 23-25, taking part in a record 2,296 teacher conferences and new form-specific gatherings, Headmaster Temba Maqubela told the crowd.Groton School
• Board adopts stricter PFAS limits for wells Groton Herald reports the Board of Health voted October 19 to adopt new well regulations setting stricter PFAS limits for drinking-water wells while allowing higher levels in wells used only for irrigation.Groton Herald
• Grant, housing delay and CPA demand reported from Planning Board The Planning Board's October 22 meeting covered a new downtown improvement grant, continuing delays in the 500 Main Street housing development, and Community Preservation Act requests that have grown to $1.8 million, Groton Herald reported.Groton Herald
• Planning Board questions who benefits from traffic plan Groton Herald reports Planning Board members questioned at their October 22 meeting who would benefit most from the proposed $8.25 million Main Street reconstruction, noting an estimated 60 percent of traffic merely passes through town.Groton Herald
• Basement gym renovation runs into septic rules Groton Herald reports a homeowner's plan to convert part of a basement into a home gym and game room ran into trouble with the septic system, a Board of Health issue raised at its October 19 meeting.Groton Herald
• G-D Unified Basketball beats Littleton Groton Herald reports Groton-Dunstable's co-ed Unified Basketball team beat Littleton with a fourth-quarter comeback in a high-scoring, energetic contest this past week.Groton Herald
• Glass art class among weekly Groton happenings Groton Herald's community calendar roundup highlights Periwinkle Glassworks' new glass art class for middle schoolers, held Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m., among other local happenings around town.Groton Herald

Coming up

• Mon, Nov 2, 6 p.m.: Select Board meets Monday evening Groton's Select Board meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Town Hall second-floor meeting room, 173 Main Street.Town of Groton
• Mon, Nov 2, 7 p.m.: Regional School Committee meets Monday night The Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, with its agenda posted separately.Town of Groton
• Mon, Nov 2, 7 p.m.: Board of Health meets Monday night Groton's Board of Health meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the Town Hall first-floor meeting room, 173 Main Street.Town of Groton
• Tue, Nov 3, 2 p.m.: Local Cultural Council meets Tuesday afternoon The Local Cultural Council meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday; the panel currently has six open seats, the town says.Town of Groton
• Wed, Nov 4, 2 p.m.: Sewer Commission meets Wednesday afternoon Groton's Sewer Commission meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, following its dispute with Pepperell over an unsigned treatment agreement and a sewer connection fee increase.Town of Groton
• Wed, Nov 4, 7 p.m.: Historical Commission meets Wednesday night Groton's Historical Commission meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Town Hall first-floor meeting room, 173 Main Street.Town of Groton
• Thu, Nov 5, 7 p.m.: Planning Board meets Thursday evening Groton's Planning Board meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday in the Town Hall second-floor meeting room, 173 Main Street.Town of Groton

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