Town Meeting info session set for Thursday
From Norton News
- Norton FinCom backs sewer bylaw, DPW update. Norton's Finance Committee weighed easing the deadline for homeowners to connect to town sewer, a change that would shift tie-in costs from buyers to sellers, as the new town treasurer walked members through the town's long-term debt picture.Norton News
- School Committee advances police contact policy. Norton's School Committee gave an initial read to a state-mandated policy on police contact with students, after Superintendent Dr. O'Neill said the district missed a September 1 compliance deadline under a new state law; a second reading is set for October.Norton News
- Norton weighs legal action over Alder Road tree cutting. Norton's Conservation Commission considered pursuing certified legal notice against a property owner accused of dumping debris and cutting trees near the reservoir to open up a water view, a case members said could carry treble damages under state tree law.Norton News
- Finance Committee closes warrant hearing with no comment. Norton's Finance Committee opened and closed its required fall Special Town Meeting warrant hearing in under a minute with no public comment, then previewed articles covering two fire trucks, a police fingerprint machine and a proposed Board of Health bylaw on RVs used as housing.Norton News
- Board approves duplex, storage project, zoning changes. Norton's Planning Board forwarded three zoning articles to the October 19 Town Meeting, including a proposed industrial-zone height increase one member likened to getting anything built via 'an act of Congress,' while separately taking up a duplex permit and a self-storage project elsewhere in town.Norton News
- Select Board approves $350,000 tax rate cut. Norton's Select Board took up a full slate of fiscal and personnel moves in one meeting, from shifting surplus funds toward the fiscal 2027 tax rate to new hires across several departments and a change in where residents vote on Election Day.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
Coming up
- Thu, Oct 1, 5:00 p.m.: Town Meeting informational session Thursday evening. Norton holds an informational session Thursday at 5 p.m. to walk residents through the warrant for the October 19 Special and Annual Town Meeting, which includes zoning changes, a sewer bylaw update and several capital spending articles.Town of Norton
- Thu, Oct 1, 6:00 p.m.: Select Board meets Thursday with revised agenda. Norton's Select Board meets Thursday at 6 p.m. on a revised agenda, its first regular meeting since cutting the tax rate and filling several town job openings last month.Town of Norton
- Mon, Oct 5, 6:30 p.m.: Cultural Council meets Monday evening. Norton's Cultural Council meets Monday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. to continue its work on local arts and cultural grant funding.Town of Norton
- Wed, Oct 7, 4:00 p.m.: Open Space Committee meets Wednesday afternoon. Norton's Open Space Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. to continue its review of town conservation and open-space planning priorities.Town of Norton
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