Government · Select Board
Select Board waives fees for $3M housing project
Groton Select Board waived local permitting fees for the Groton Housing Authority's roughly $3 million Petapawag Place renovation.
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Government · Sustainability Commission
Commission previews Oct. 28 heating seminar
Groton's Sustainability Commission previewed an October 28 energy seminar and flagged new heating relief ahead of winter. Members detailed a one-time $680 rebate for oil-heat households and a $25,000 zero-interest "Z-loan" for electric customers switching to heat pumps.
Government · Board of Health
Board adopts PFAS well rule after three hearings
Groton's Board of Health adopted amended well regulations addressing PFAS and approved septic variances for a fire-rebuilt Lowell Road home.
Government · Zoning Board of Appeals
ZBA Grants Garage Variance for Fire-Rebuilt Home
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.
Government · Select Board
Board Authorizes Counsel Despite Disclosed Conflict
Groton Select Board voted 4-0 to authorize outside counsel to continue working on a Park Commission contract despite a disclosed conflict of interest.
Government · Conservation Commission
Commission votes to buy Gilson land for $550,000
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."
Government · Great Pond Advisory Committee
Committee Elects Krampitz Sole Financial Signatory
The Great Pond Advisory Committee reported the state installed new parking signage at the Lost Lake boat ramp, giving Groton police a basis to ticket improperly parked vehicles.
Government · Sewer Commission
Sewer Board Still Awaits Signed Pepperell Agreement
The Groton Sewer Commission said it still lacks a signed intermunicipal agreement with Pepperell more than three years after adopting a new flow-based billing formula.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board delays vote on battery storage project
The Groton Planning Board voted unanimously to continue a hearing on the town's third battery storage system after raising radio-interference and tower-safety questions.
Government · Electric Light Commission
Groton Electric Board Extends PCA, OKs Power Buy
Groton Electric Light Commission weighed a $5.75 monthly rate hike but deferred a final vote.
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