Ayer Town Meeting Approves $20.7 Million Budget, Votes to Restrict Rat Poison
Ayer town meeting approves $20.7 million FY2027 budget and votes to pursue rodenticide restrictions.
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Ayer Conservation Commission Issues Order of Conditions for New England Power Company Line Work
Ayer Conservation Commission closes New England Power Company transmission line permit and hears early warning on Senior Center endangered species mitigation.
Ayer Select Board Votes Seasonal Water Restrictions, Challenges Devens Governance Bill
Ayer Select Board approves seasonal water restrictions and questions proposed Devens governance overhaul.
Ayer Senior Center Committee Rejects Full Electrification, Approves $455,000 in Value Engineering
Ayer's Senior Center Building Committee voted unanimously to abandon full building electrification after finding that required electrical upgrades would exceed the value of anticipated National Grid rebates.
Ayer Finance Committee Probes Formula Behind 26 Percent Vocational School Budget Increase
Ayer Finance Committee examines the state education formula driving a 26 percent jump in the town's Nashoba Valley Technical High School assessment.
Ayer Planning Board Executes $308,000 Lincoln Hills Bond, Continues Two Site Plan Hearings
Ayer Planning Board unanimously executes a $308,045 security agreement for the Lincoln Hills housing development and advances two site plan hearings to April 28.
Ayer Council on Aging Sets Accreditation Priorities, Plans Second Van Before New Center Opens
Ayer Council on Aging Board maps accreditation priorities and flags Meals on Wheels decline.
Ayer Board of Health Approves Recycling Hire, Sets Hauler Regulation Hearing for May
Ayer Board of Health recommends recycling hire, approves $62,524 warrant, and targets May 11 public hearing on hauler regulation overhaul.
Ayer Conservation Commission Amends Creative Materials Order, Drops Deed Restriction Requirement
Ayer Conservation Commission unanimously amended a 2025 order of conditions for Creative Materials at 12 Willow Road, replacing a deed restriction with physical buffer signage and a recorded Registry of Deeds plan.
Devons Panel Votes to Keep All Four Disposition Options on the Table
Devons Jurisdiction Framework Committee unanimously reaffirms all four disposition options amid resident alarm over acceleration.