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Last 14 days

• Conservation panel delays Highland Ave subdivision vote. Templeton's Conservation Commission approved two smaller projects but held a six-lot Highland Avenue subdivision pending state review, after a resident raised concerns about flooding tied to an undersized culvert.Templeton News
• Planning board rejects data center moratorium extension. Templeton's Planning Board voted against extending the town's 360-day data center moratorium by 120 days, as the town's development director said she is already drafting zoning rules for such facilities.Templeton News
• Terenzini signed through June 2027 as interim chief. Templeton's Select Board voted to hire former town administrator Carter Terenzini on an interim basis, as he warned that rising regional retirement costs will force immediate choices about town staffing.Templeton News
• Conservation panel delays six-lot subdivision vote. The Templeton Conservation Commission worked through five hearings, approving a driveway expansion and a Baldwinville Road cleanup plan while holding engineer Christopher Anderson's six-lot Highland Avenue subdivision after a resident showed photos of flooding tied to what the engineer called an undersized town culvert.Templeton News
• Planning board debates data center moratorium extension. Templeton's Planning Board held a public hearing on extending the town's 360-day data center moratorium by 120 days, as the town's development services director said she is drafting permanent data center zoning rules modeled on Mansfield ahead of the Annual Town Meeting in May.Templeton News
• Select board weighs hiring return of Terenzini. Templeton's Select Board took up Carter Terenzini's bid to return as interim town administrator after the resignation of former Town Administrator James Ryan. Terenzini warned regional retirement assessments keep rising 10 to 15 percent annually and said his first move would be freezing non-critical hiring.Templeton News
• Town meeting votes today on $1.2M reserve draw. Templeton voters were set to decide Wednesday on pulling $1.2 million from reserves for the fiscal 2027 budget, after rejecting override votes three times this year, per Hoodline.Hoodline
• Finance panel weighs $1.2M stabilization withdrawal. Templeton's Finance Committee took up the fiscal 2027 operating budget article's planned $1.2 million stabilization fund withdrawal, after the town accountant warned it could affect the town's bond rating and leave the reserve below its own policy floor.Templeton News

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