Norton brief: Friday, October 2, 2026

Norton Finance Committee rejects $350,000 tax rebate, shifts free cash to stabilization

Norton Finance Committee rejects $350,000 tax rebate, shifts free cash to stabilization.

Conservation panel to warn Alder Road neighbors. Norton's Conservation Commission is drafting warning letters to abutters of town conservation land after a property owner dumped fill and cleared vegetation near Alder Road for what the owner called a viewing vista, and scheduled its own site visit to inspect the work.Norton News
Finance Committee weighs $350,000 tax rebate request. Norton's Finance Committee took up a proposal from the Board of Assessors to return $350,000 in overlay surplus to taxpayers, with one member calling it a political stunt and another arguing residents are owed the money back.Norton News

Mon, Oct 5, 5:00 p.m.: Board of Health to meet Oct. 5. Norton's Board of Health holds its regular meeting Oct. 5 at 5 p.m., open to residents with items on the posted agenda.Town of Norton
Mon, Oct 5, 6:30 p.m.: Cultural Council meets Oct. 5. Norton's Cultural Council holds its regular meeting Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. to review grant applications and local arts funding business.Town of Norton
Tue, Oct 6, 4:30 p.m.: Board of Assessors meets Oct. 6. Norton's Board of Assessors convenes Oct. 6 at 4:30 p.m., days after the panel's tax rebate proposal was debated by the Finance Committee.Town of Norton
Tue, Oct 6, 6:00 p.m.: MFN wastewater district board meets Oct. 6. The Mansfield Foxborough Norton Regional Wastewater District board meets Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. to handle regional sewer treatment business shared among the three towns.Town of Norton
Tue, Oct 6, 7:15 p.m.: Planning Board meets Oct. 6. Norton's Planning Board holds its regular meeting Oct. 6 at 7:15 p.m. to take up items on its posted agenda.Town of Norton
Wed, Oct 7, 4:00 p.m.: Open Space Committee meets Oct. 7. Norton's Open Space Committee meets Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. to continue its review of town conservation and recreation land planning.Town of Norton
Fri, Oct 9, 8:00 a.m.: Fire pump, sprinkler flow testing set Oct. 9. The town will conduct fire pump and sprinkler flow testing starting Oct. 9 at 8 a.m., which may cause temporary water pressure changes in affected areas.Town of Norton