A Boston Road sale topped a mixed month for Groton property transfers. From our own coverage: Conservation Commission weighs Gilson land price and more; Boston Road sale leads mixed month of property transfers.
Groton recorded 18 property transfers between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, with 10 carrying sale prices ranging from $49,000 to $1,650,000 and a median of $801,888. The month's top sale was 100 Boston Rd at $1.65 million, sold by GTP Development LLC to Groton Boston Road LLC.
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's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance letting a fire-damaged home at 22 Mountain Lakes Trail rebuild with an attached garage just five feet from a neighbor's lake-access lot, instead of the usual 15 feet.
Fire staffing study finds Groton department falls short of national 2-in, 2-out standard. Also in today's brief (3 items): Staffing study finds fire department understaffed; Recycle Your Reusables collection returns Oct. 17; GCS Fall Fix Up set for playground and gardens.
Groton Select Board voted 4-0 to authorize outside counsel to continue working on a Park Commission contract despite a disclosed conflict of interest.
Groton's Conservation Commission voted to buy two Gilson-owned parcels for $550,000 under a right-of-first-refusal option. Member Peter A. Morrison said he was torn on the price but argued "they're not making any more open space, and every time we lose open space to development, it's gone forever."
Groton's South Middlesex Registry of Deeds recorded 20 property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only seven carried a sale price by this report, ranging from $475,000 to $1,130,000 with a median of $803,777. The remaining 13 transfers, many involving sellers and buyers with matching
Nashoba Tech freshmen who serve Groton completed a day of community service this week. Also in today's brief (5 items): Nashoba Tech freshmen mark service day; Lawrence Academy hosts Tabor in field hockey; Groton-Dunstable field hockey faces Tahanto Regional; Navratri goddesses exhibiti…
Town Meeting approves three-year, means-tested property tax break for Groton's income-qualified senior homeowners. From our own coverage: Board of Health orders Cypress Road condemnation hearing. Also in today's brief (10 items): Town meeting approves means-tested senior tax break; Sele…