Ayer brief: Friday, September 25, 2026

Ayer planning board recommends housing bylaw rewrite, data center moratorium ahead of town meeting

Ayer planning board recommends housing bylaw rewrite, data center moratorium ahead of town meeting.

Ayer panel corrects minutes, opens 2027 rate review. Ayer's Rate Review Committee kicked off its 2027 solid waste rate review, weighing a possible senior sticker increase after staff projected a thin $2,611 surplus against a $573,013 budget, with specific scenarios due back Oct. 13.Ayer News
Planning Board OKs 32-unit project, housing bylaw revamp. Ayer's Planning Board took up a rewritten affordable-housing bylaw and a data center moratorium bound for the Oct. 26 town meeting, alongside a 32-unit building proposed for 26 and 30 Littleton Road.Ayer News

Select Board ends contract with Flock Safety. Ayer's Select Board voted to terminate the town's contract with Flock Safety, according to a notice posted by Town Hall; no further details were included in the announcement.Town of Ayer

Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 a.m.: Library hosts Nature's Best Hope discussion Saturday. Ayer Library launches its new Community Read program with a discussion of Doug Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope" at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, marking Good Neighbor Day.Ayer Public Library
Thu, Oct 1: Ayer Shirley JV soccer visits Gardner Oct. 1. Ayer Shirley's junior varsity girls soccer team travels to Gardner for a conference match Thursday, Oct. 1, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps