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Community Preservation Committee backs $60,000 water tank funding for affordable housing

Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved $60,000 from the CPA Community Housing Account toward a $183,000 water tank replacement at Sunrise Apartments affordable housing units. Anne Mazar, CPC Chair, and committee members backed the funding after the Department of Environmental

Select Board approves three appointments; OKs utility poles on two roads.

Mendon Select Board unanimously approves appointments and utility poles. The board appointed Susan Edmonds to the Board of Registrars, Andrew Nicholl to the Capital Planning Committee (term through June 30, 2028), and Luke Young to a full-time Heavy Equipment Operator position in the Highway

Conservation Commission Approves Beals & Thomas for Wetland Regulations Drafting

Mendon Conservation Commission approves Beals & Thomas wetland regulations proposal. The commission voted 6-0 (one abstention) to hire Beals & Thomas after the firm submitted the lowest-cost proposal among three competitors and committed to reviewing other town bylaws for compliance. Conservation

Board defers Savon Gas tobacco violation decision

Mendon Board of Health defers tobacco violation penalty for Savon Gas owner. Karim Georges, whose store at 147 Hartford Ave East received a first tobacco sales violation and $1,000 fine, demonstrated to the Board that he had retrained staff, modified point-of-sale systems, and redistributed signage

Historic Commission defers major bylaws, pursues building maintenance quotes.

The Mendon Historic District Commission deferred action on three proposed bylaws, covering Scenic Roads, Stone Walls, and Trees, until at least the November town meeting. Chair Deborah Flanagan and six other members, meeting remotely, discussed ongoing preservation work at Town Hall, including