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Plympton ZBA takes no action on Barker House kennel after town counsel finds no valid permit

PLYMPTON — May 20, 2026 — Plympton Zoning Board finds no valid kennel permit exists for Barker House, takes no formal action. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously at its May 20 meeting to take no action on a town clerk request to renew the special permit for the Barker House

Plympton Planning Board Approves Daycare Banner, Accepts Solar Road Application

PLYMPTON — May 19, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board approves daycare banner signs and accepts solar road permit application. The board unanimously approved a one-year banner sign permit for Jennifer Reyes, director of the Caterpillar Belingwood Charter Center, covering two three-by-eight-foot vinyl banners at the daycare's

Plympton Select Board Reorganizes, Confronts Years-Long Water Supply Compliance Failure

PLYMPTON — May 18, 2026 — Plympton's Select Board reorganized Monday and confronted a three-year-old water supply compliance failure tied to unpermitted well drilling. Nathaniel Sides was unanimously reelected chair and newly elected Daniel Cadigan was appointed clerk at the May 18 meeting, which Town Administrator John Fennessy

Plympton Passes $16.2 Million Budget Using Stabilization Funds, Rejects Health Board Restructuring

PLYMPTON — May 13, 2026 — Plympton town meeting passes a $16.18 million budget and rejects a Board of Health restructuring proposal. Voters at the May 13 annual town meeting unanimously approved the fiscal year 2027 budget, which draws $823,340 from the general stabilization fund to avoid a Proposition 2

Plympton Board of Health Asks ZBA to Pause Ricketts Groundwater Waivers Pending Review

PLYMPTON — May 12, 2026 — Plympton's Board of Health asked the Zoning Board of Appeals to pause groundwater-related waivers on the Ricketts development and adopted a formal potluck waiver policy at its May 12 meeting. The board voted unanimously to send an email to the ZBA Chair requesting

Plympton Zoning Board Sets Three Final Hearings Before May 29 Deadline on 40B Permit

PLYMPTON — May 7, 2026 — Plympton's Zoning Board of Appeals scheduled three hearings in the final weeks before its May 29 testimony deadline on SLT's 30-unit 40B comprehensive permit application. At its twelfth session on May 7, the board reviewed a substantially revised Revision 5 site

Plympton Select Board Continues SLT Construction Earth Removal Hearing to June 16

PLYMPTON — May 7, 2026 — Plympton Select Board postpones SLT Construction earth removal hearing to June 16 after a scheduling conflict left the board short a member. The board opened the public hearing Thursday on an application by SLT Construction Corporation for an earth removal permit under Plympton's Earth

Plympton Planning Board Orders Full New Application for 387 Main Street Solar Relocation

PLYMPTON — May 5, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board tells Main Street property owner to start solar permitting from scratch. Jeff Perrette, who owns both 387 and 399 Main Street, appeared before the board Tuesday seeking guidance on relocating an approved solar installation from 399 Main Street — spread across roughly seven acres

Plympton Board of Health Votes 3-0 to Oppose Selectmen's Hiring Authority Proposal

PLYMPTON — May 5, 2026 — Plympton Board of Health unanimously rejects warrant article that would give selectmen power to hire its staff. The three-member board voted 3-0 on Tuesday — with Chair Brad Cronin participating by phone — to formally oppose Town Meeting Warrant Article 19, which would transfer the board&

Plympton Finance Committee Votes to Increase IT Article, Outlines $835,000 Stabilization Draw

PLYMPTON — May 4, 2026 — Plympton's Finance Committee voted unanimously to increase an information technology warrant article from $28,500 to $56,500 and outlined a plan to draw roughly $835,000 from the town's general stabilization fund to balance the fiscal year 2027 operating budget. The

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