Hanson's Zoning Board of Appeals voted to designate the Planning Board as site plan approval authority for commercial and retail projects. The change is pending a zoning amendment and Town Meeting approval, which a speaker said will not come "until after May of 2027."
Hanson hires Dan Walsh as building commissioner, extends Friday town hall closures, and sets a 32-article October 5 warrant.
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds records show seven market sales in Hanson between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, ranging from $25,000 to $875,000 with a median of $438,000. The month's top sale was 7 Elm Place, which sold for $875,000 to the Raymond Family Revocable Trust.
Hanson conservation panel ratifies enforcement order over illegal lakeside foundation.
Hanson Select Board advances zoning fixes and preps a packed October 5 special town meeting warrant. Director of Land Use Tony DeFriis won unanimous approval to send a state-mandated clean energy siting bylaw and an accessory dwelling unit cleanup to a September 14 planning board hearing.
Hanson Select Board adds inspector jobs to payroll, shapes October warrant.
Hanson recorded 12 property transfers in August, but only four carried a market sale price, ranging from $438,000 to $875,000 with a median of $770,000. The month's top transaction was 7 Elm Pl., which sold for $875,000 on Aug. 20 to the Raymond Family Revocable Trust.
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance for a single-family house on a small nonconforming lot at 0 Union Park Street. Acting on a 3-0 vote with Christopher Costello recused, the board followed the advice of Town Counsel Jay Tallerman, who said the lots had no grandfathered rights.
The Planning Board voted 4-0 to pursue becoming Hanson's site plan approval authority, now held by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds data show just three disclosed home sales in Hanson between July 24 and August 22, ranging from $438,000 to $710,000 with a median of $665,000. The month's top sale was 8 Joanne Dr. at $710,000. A fourth sale, at 174 Whitman St., has not yet posted a price.
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