Government & development in Norton

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Last 14 days

• 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
• Norton adopts federal law enforcement protocol. Norton's School Committee put in place a protocol for how schools handle federal law enforcement requests to access students, required under a statewide directive from Gov. Maura Healey, as the district also weighed a middle school materials swap that could save nearly $1 million.Norton News
• Norton schools take up federal police contact policy. Norton School Committee took up a new policy on federal and outside law enforcement contact with students, mandated by the state after the district missed a September 1 deadline. Members also weighed a roofing material switch on the middle school project to help control costs.Norton News

Coming up

• Wed, Oct 7, 4 p.m.: Open Space Committee meets Wednesday afternoon. The Open Space Committee, which oversees Norton's conservation land, meets Wednesday at 4 p.m. according to the town calendar.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 a.m.: Fire department schedules pump, sprinkler tests. Norton's fire department has scheduled fire pump and sprinkler flow testing for Friday starting at 8 a.m., per the town calendar.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

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