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Coming up June 17: votes on year-end budget transfers, MWRA water supply continuation, $20K economic-development award, and a parking/safety concern on Douglas and Greenhelge Roads.
Discuss and Vote on Year-End Transfers
Vote on year-end budget transfers to close out fiscal year accounts.
💰 Dollar amounts not specified
Vote on MWRA Continuation of Water Supply
Vote to continue Ashland's water supply arrangement through the MWRA (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority).
Accept Conservation Restriction for the Zani Property
Vote to accept a conservation restriction that permanently limits development on the Zani Property.
Parking/Public Safety Issue on Douglas Road and Greenhelge Road
Discussion of a parking or public-safety concern on Douglas Road and Greenhelge Road.
📍 Douglas Road and Greenhelge Road, Ashland
Consent: Economic Development Award — Fitness Together, 12 Pond Street
Award Fitness Together at 12 Pond Street $10,000 in rental reimbursement and a $10,000 interest-free loan per the Economic Development Advisory Group recommendation.
Grants exceptions to local zoning rules — for example, allowing a building that's slightly too close to a property line. Their decisions can be appealed to court within 20 days.
ZBA hears continued 40B hearing for 116-unit rental building at 55 West Union Street on June 23.
Public Hearing – 55 West Union Street; 40B Comprehensive Permit
55 West Union LLC seeks a 40B (affordable-housing law) permit for a 4-story, 116-unit rental building on 4.9 acres — 87 market-rate and 29 income-restricted units — in the Commercial Highway district; hearing has been ongoing since August 2025.
📍 55 West Union Street, Assessors Map 19, Lot 62
Public Hearing – 167-169 Pleasant Street; Variance and Special Permits
James MacDonald requests a Variance and two Special Permits to demolish an existing duplex and replace it with a new duplex with attached one-car garages on a non-conforming lot in the Residential B zone.
📍 167-169 Pleasant Street, Assessors Map 13, Lot 68
5 more items on the agenda
Call to Order
Routine meeting opening.
Public Hearing – 76 Roberts Road; Special Permit
Homeowners seek a Special Permit to build a front porch on a pre-existing non-conforming building and lot at 76 Roberts Road (Map 15, Lot 20, RA zone).
📍 76 Roberts Road, Assessors Map 15, Lot 20
Meeting Minutes: June 9
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
Staff Updates and Administrative Matters
Routine staff updates and administrative business.
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📋 ProposedConservation Commission · June 15, 2026
Notice of Intent — 90 Waverly Street (Victor Mourao)
Wetlands-related hearing for work at 90 Waverly Street, Map 10 Parcel 70, DEP 95-1003.
📍 90 Waverly Street, Ashland
Why this matters: Proposed work near wetlands on Waverly Street.
🔄 PostponedPublic Hearing – 55 Tilton Ave: Special Permit & Site Plan Review (continued to June 25)Planning Board · June 11, 2026
Tilton Sunrise LLC seeks approval to build a 3-story mixed-use building with 14 apartments and 2 flex contractor bays at 55 Tilton Ave (Map 14, Lot 62) in the Downtown District–C zone; hearing continues June 25.
📍 55 Tilton Avenue, Ashland (Assessors Map 14, Lot 62)
Why this matters: 14-unit residential building proposed in downtown zone.
💬 DiscussedPlanning Updates: Ongoing Projects, Housing Production Plan, 40B & SHI UpdatePlanning Board · June 11, 2026
Staff updates on active projects, the Housing Production Plan, and status of 40B (affordable-housing law) developments and the Subsidized Housing Inventory.
Why this matters: 40B pipeline and affordable housing inventory affect future development.
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