Government · Planning Board
Templeton Planning Board Approves Valley Blue Farm Event Pavilion and Special Permit
Templeton Planning Board approves event pavilion at Valley Blue Farm on Verity Road.
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Government · Other Committee
Templeton Sets Three Farmers Market Dates
Templeton's Agricultural Commission set three farmers market dates tied to summer concerts and reported a thinning Community Garden budget.
Government · Finance Committee
Committee approves $5,000 for Scout Hall damage
The Templeton Finance Committee warned residents to expect deep town budget cuts after Town Meeting approved a 12.5 percent increase in the Narragansett Regional School District assessment.
Government · Conservation
Commission backs Henshaw farm conservation restriction
The Templeton Conservation Commission voted to support holding a conservation restriction on about 26 acres of Henshaw Road farmland pursued by the North County Land Trust, ahead of a July 13 state grant deadline.
Government · Select Board
Templeton Select Board Unanimously Hires New Public Services Director
Templeton Select Board hires public services director and warns of a potential $2 million budget gap.
Government · Other Committee
Templeton CPC explores Habitat home-repair fund
Templeton's Community Preservation Committee explored a Habitat for Humanity partnership for home repairs and absorbed criticism over a cemetery access project.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board approves Berry Road lot division
The Templeton Planning Board approved a lot-line split at 179 Berry Road and opened discussion on raising the town's dead-end street cap.
Government · Select Board
Templeton Select Board reelects Bennett as chair, eliminates police overnight shift July 1
Templeton Select Board reorganizes, warns of no overnight police coverage starting July 1. The board re-elected Jeff Bennett as chair and Tim Toth as vice chair Monday on 3-1 votes, with Megan Graves opposed in both cases and new member April Culver elected clerk without opposition.
Government · Town Meeting
Templeton Annual Town Meeting Set for May 13 With Override at Center
Templeton heads into its annual town meeting Wednesday with a Proposition 2½ override vote as the centerpiece of a packed warrant.
Government · Other Committee
Templeton CPA Committee Backs $330,000 Heroes Park Veterans Memorial for Town Meeting
Templeton's Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved a $330,000 warrant article to create Heroes Park at Houghton Park, a veterans memorial for service members from the Korean War through the Global War on Terror who have no existing monument in town.
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