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Plympton Planning Board clears Rewild solar project's local poles and road

PLYMPTON — June 2, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board votes unanimously that a solar project's local infrastructure does not require site plan review. The board determined Tuesday that overhead utility poles and a 16-foot gravel access road associated with Rewild's solar energy facility — which lies in Kingston

Plympton ZBA Closes 40B Hearing, Sets June 25 Vote on 60-Unit Development

PLYMPTON — May 28, 2026 — Plympton's Zoning Board of Appeals closed the public hearing on SLT Construction Corp.'s Chapter 40B application for a 60-unit duplex development and set a June 25 noon meeting to review a draft decision and take a final vote. The board, which

Plympton ZBA Signals Support for 40B Earth Removal and Septic Waivers at Rickards Pond

PLYMPTON — May 27, 2026 — Plympton Zoning Board signals it will grant key 40B waivers for 60-unit Rickards Pond development, with final vote set for May 28. The board spent nearly three hours at its May 27 session working through waiver requests for the RPP LLC Chapter 40B comprehensive permit

Plympton ZBA Hears Warnings That SLT Construction Lots Exceed Nitrogen Limits

PLYMPTON — May 21, 2026 — Plympton Zoning Board hears expert testimony that a proposed 40B development would drive well-water nitrates to more than double the federal drinking water limit. At a May 21 continuation hearing on SLT Construction's Chapter 40B comprehensive permit application, hydrogeologist Scott Horsley, retained by

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

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