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Plympton Approves $16.2M Budget and Full Town Meeting Warrant

PLYMPTON — April 13, 2026 — Plympton approves $16.2M budget and clears full town meeting warrant at joint board session. The Select Board and Finance Committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend a $16,179,691 operating budget as Article 4 of the annual town meeting warrant, after the meeting's

Plympton Planning Board Joins Opposition to Ricketts Pond Open Space Rollback

PLYMPTON — April 7, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board joins three other town bodies in opposing a state-level open space rollback at the Ricketts Pond 40B development. Voting unanimously on seven separate actions at its April 7 meeting, the board authorized a letter to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act office arguing

Plympton Select Board Enters Closed Session on Staff Contract Negotiations

PLYMPTON — April 6, 2026 — Plympton Select Board moves to closed session on non-union staff contracts amid budget preparations. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve redacted March 18 executive session minutes, then adjourned by roll call — Saenz and Smith both voting aye — into a second executive session under MGL

Plympton ZBA Sets April 14 Hearing to Renew All Kennel Special Permits

PLYMPTON — March 26, 2026 — Plympton's Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a formal hearing April 14 to renew all seven active kennel special permits, the first such review in at least 17 years. Acting Chair Ethan Stiles convened the March 26 session after Town Clerk Tara brought forward

Plympton Zoning Board Delays Ricketts Pond Ruling as Nitrogen Data Disputed

PLYMPTON — March 24, 2026 — Plympton's Zoning Board of Appeals continued the Ricketts Pond Estates comprehensive permit hearing after a Board of Health hydrogeologist presented calculations showing the proposed 25-lot development would expose private drinking water wells to nitrogen concentrations more than double the state and federal drinking

Plympton Select Board Takes Direct Control of Water Supply Project Ahead of Funding Deadline

PLYMPTON — March 23, 2026 — Plympton Select Board advances water supply project under direct board control, separating it from the stalled fire station effort. Voting unanimously at the March 23 meeting, the board removed the Town Properties Committee from oversight of the town campus public water supply project and authorized the

Plympton Finance Committee approves most FY27 budget lines, holds health insurance and regional school votes

PLYMPTON — March 23, 2026 — Plympton's Finance Committee approved the bulk of the town's proposed fiscal year 2027 municipal budget Monday but held two major line items — group health insurance and the Silver Lake Regional School assessment — for a joint session with the Select Board on April

Plympton Planning Board defers action on solar site landscaping violations to next meeting

PLYMPTON — March 17, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board defers solar landscaping enforcement while 21 shrubs sit dead at Main Street site. The board met March 17 and reviewed long-overdue 2025 fall inspection reports for two solar installations — one on Lake Street and one at Main Street and Mayflower — after the

Plympton Planning Board defers action on solar site landscaping violations to next meeting

PLYMPTON — March 17, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board defers solar landscaping enforcement while 21 shrubs sit dead at Main Street site. The board met March 17 and reviewed long-overdue 2025 fall inspection reports for two solar installations — one on Lake Street and one at Main Street and Mayflower — after the

Plympton Zoning Board Accepts SLT Construction's Withdrawal of Earth Removal Appeal

PLYMPTON — March 11, 2026 — Plympton Zoning Board accepts SLT Construction's withdrawal of its cease-and-desist appeal, shifting the earth removal dispute into the 40B comprehensive permit process. The board voted unanimously at its March 11 session to accept a written request from attorney Robert Galvin, counsel to

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