Pepperell Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Select Board backs 12 of 13 warrant articles

From Pepperell News

• Board of Health takes up Celestial Way septic case Pepperell's Board of Health considered a septic variance for a repair project at 18 Celestial Way after test pits found groundwater just a foot short of the town's required buffer, weighing a leach-field design meant to avoid a costlier pump system.Pepperell News
• DPW board reviews warrant articles, cemetery rules update Pepperell's Board of Public Works worked through three special town meeting warrant articles on highway equipment, cemetery mowers and cemetery rules, as the DPW director detailed a state grant to rebuild Lowell Road and Leighton Street tied to a planned 180-unit development.Pepperell News
• Community Preservation Committee eyes more cemetery stone repairs Pepperell's Community Preservation Committee considered spending leftover Walton Cemetery restoration grant funds on more broken headstones after a contractor finished more gravestones than the original scope required. About ten more stones still need repair, the chair said.Pepperell News
• Economic panel weighs joining regional tourism group Pepperell's Economic Development Advisory Committee weighed joining a regional tourism partnership that could help market events like the Pepperell Fall Classic soccer tournament, with membership options ranging from $350 to $950 a year. The three-member panel agreed to seek Select Board input before deciding.Pepperell News
• Planning Board keeps contested zoning table tabled Pepperell's Planning Board grappled with a contested zoning table of uses and a Main Street tattoo parlor request, as the town administrator warned a special town meeting to address it could cost thousands. The chair recused himself over ties to the applicant.Pepperell News
• Recreation Commission presses youth leagues on field sharing Pepperell's Recreation Commission pushed five youth sports leagues to work out a short-term field-sharing deal, warning it would impose terms if the groups could not agree, amid chronic field shortages and drainage problems at the Glow and Nissitissit fields.Pepperell News

Pepperell on Thu, Oct 22

• Special town meeting warrant now available Pepperell's Select Board released the warrant for the Nov. 7 special town meeting, laying out the articles residents will vote on.Town of Pepperell
• Town to hold special town meeting info session Pepperell's town administrator will hold an information session to explain the Nov. 7 special town meeting warrant, giving residents a chance to ask questions before the vote.Town of Pepperell

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 p.m.: Capital Program Committee meets Monday The Capital Program Committee meets Monday, Oct. 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to review the town's capital spending plans.Town of Pepperell
• Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 p.m.: Agricultural Commission meets Monday at Town Hall The Agricultural Commission meets Monday, Oct. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at 1 Main St., ahead of a right-to-farm bylaw vote at the Nov. 7 special town meeting.Town of Pepperell
• Tue, Oct 27, 1:00 p.m.: Council on Aging meets Tuesday The Council on Aging meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 37 Nashua Rd.Town of Pepperell
• Wed, Oct 28, 2:00 p.m.: Regional planning group meets in Pepperell Wednesday The Northern Middlesex Metropolitan Planning Organization meets Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Pepperell to discuss regional transportation planning.Town of Pepperell
• Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 p.m.: Community Preservation Committee meets Thursday The Community Preservation Committee meets Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 1 Main St., with Walton Cemetery and Kennedy Field funding requests pending.Town of Pepperell
• Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 p.m.: Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday The Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday, Oct. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m.Town of Pepperell

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