Medfield Selectmen discuss Town Meeting warrant articles
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MEDFIELD – Ways the town could save on electricity costs, as well as how best to commit to a net zero plan, topped Board of Selectmen’s discussions at its April 20 meeting.
Articles 21 and 22 of this spring’s Town Meeting Warrant are sponsored by the Medfield Energy Committee; Article 21 asks the town to join a Community Choice Aggregation Program. Supporters of this article tout the potential for cost savings, and available options to customers to purchase energy from renewable sources.
Residents would have an opt-out option.
Article 22 asks the town to create a plan that would eliminate or offset all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. If approved, the town would begin to develop a net zero action plan by March 2022.
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Plans for senior housing in Medfield proceed
MEDFIELD – A bid to increase senior housing in town has drawn one step closer.
During the Board of Selectmen’s meeting on March 23, the board voted 2-0, with Osler Peterson recusing himself, to direct the town administrator, town counsel and the Affordable Housing Trust to begin negotiations with Medfield Holdings LLC to develop Hinkley South, the town-owned parcel off Ice House Road, into 20 units of age-restricted housing.
According to documents from Medfield Holdings provided to the town, 25% of the units will be reserved for seniors 62 and older earning less than 80% of the area median income.
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Contact Information: 508-785-0032, ext. 226; townclerk@doverma.org
The Town Caucus originally scheduled to be held on Monday, March 8, will not be held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Instead, this year we will be preparing nomination papers for each of the 12 open positions on elected boards for 2021.
The following positions are open:
Moderator (one position for a one-year term)
Board of Selectmen (one position for a three-year term)
Board of Assessors (one position for a three-year term)
Dover School Committee (one position for a three-year term)
Dover-Sherborn School Committee (one position for a three-year term)
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