Tom Beals

Two trash bins await pickup off a residential street.

Curbside Waste Pickup Presentation at the Acton Senior Center

September 14, 2023

by Tom Beals

The possibility of town-wide curbside trash and recycling pickup, and the implications of that possibility for the future of the transfer station, was the topic of a presentation by Acton Department of Public Works Director Corey York, Acton Director of Sustainability Andrea Becerra, and Financial Solutions Analyst Ellie…

Street side sign for the West Acton Citizens Library

Select Board Discusses West Acton Citizens Library

August 28, 2023

by Tom Beals

Governance issues concerning the West Acton Citizens Library (WACL) were discussed at length at the August 21, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting. WACL governance had been considered at earlier Select Board meetings and at the May 1, 2023 Town Meeting, where Warrant Article 11 (“Amend General Bylaws – Board…

Notes from the July 24, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting

July 30, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the Monday July 24 Acton Select Board meeting, Town Manager John Mangiaratti updated the Board on the effort to form a Regional Dispatch Center with the Town of Concord. Mangiaratti notified the Board of a Fiscal Year 2024 grant from the State 911 Department for $50,000 for…

Newly Formed Department of Public Works Building Committee Seeks Public Participation

July 15, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the July 10, 2023 Acton Select Board meeting, the Board approved the formation of a Department of Public Works (DPW) Building committee to implement the 60% design measure that was approved at the May 1, 2023 Town Meeting for the 14 Forest Street building. The committee will…

Sign at the entrance to the Nagog Park commercial zone

Acton Select Board – Nagog Park redevelopment hearing

June 28, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the June 26, 2023 meeting of Acton’s Select Board representatives for McGovern Auto Group, as well as their law and engineering firms, presented a substantially revised redevelopment plan for Nagog Park. The first Nagog Park redevelopment plan that was submitted to the Town in February 2023 aroused…

The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail – An Introduction and Invitation

April 30, 2023

by Tom Beals

I recently rode the newly expanded Bruce Freeman Rail Trail from its north end in Chelmsford to its south end almost at the Sudbury border. I was familiar with the trail from Acton northwards; the extension south into Concord is a welcome addition. If you have never been…

Tom Beals

Curbside Waste Pickup Presentation at the Acton Senior Center

Select Board Discusses West Acton Citizens Library

Notes from the July 24, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting

Newly Formed Department of Public Works Building Committee Seeks Public Participation

Acton Select Board – Nagog Park redevelopment hearing

The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail – An Introduction and Invitation

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