Whitman Morning Brief, Oct. 21: Zoning board weighs Bedford Street plaza parking

From Whitman News

• Zoning board takes up Bedford Street restaurant plaza Whitman's Zoning Board of Appeals took up a three-tenant Bedford Street restaurant plaza, including a Starbucks drive-through, weighing an engineer's case for 64 parking spaces against a town formula requiring 124. The board considered a redesigned Rye Hill Street duplex project needing a setback variance.Whitman News
• Conservation commission extends Stetson Street wetlands permit Whitman's Conservation Commission extended a wetlands permit for 250 Stetson Street with work unfinished, as the town's wetlands bylaw rewrite heads toward two public hearings, with a possible Town Meeting vote as early as January 25.Whitman News
• Tax relief panel debates application deadline extension Whitman's tax relief fund committee took up a request to extend its Oct. 1 application deadline, with Chair Ryan Trestle and School Committee member John Galvin warning that formally extending it risked an Open Meeting Law challenge.Whitman News
• Recreation panel relocates Halloween event for voting Whitman's Recreation Commission moved this year's trick-or-treating event to the town hall basement because early voting will occupy the usual auditorium space, and the director floated shifting pool and utility costs into the town budget.Whitman News

Happening Thu, Oct 22

• 6:30 p.m.: Open space committee meets Thursday evening The Open Space and Recreation Plan Implementation Steering Committee meets Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at 54 South Ave.Town of Whitman

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 p.m.: Finance Committee holds next meeting Monday Whitman's Finance Committee holds its next meeting Monday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m.Town of Whitman
• Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 p.m.: Zoning board hears Caperello case Monday Whitman's Board of Appeals holds a hearing on the Caperello petition Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. at 54 South Ave.Town of Whitman
• Mon, Oct 26, 7:30 p.m.: Zoning board hears Ambrosio case Monday Whitman's Board of Appeals holds a hearing on the Ambrosio petition Monday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. at 54 South Ave.Town of Whitman
• Mon, Oct 26, 8:00 p.m.: Zoning board holds regular session Monday Whitman's Board of Appeals convenes its regular Oct. 26 meeting at 8 p.m. at 54 South Ave, following two earlier case hearings that evening.Town of Whitman
• Tue, Oct 27, 6:00 p.m.: Preservation committee meets at police station The Whitman Community Preservation Committee meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. in the Police Station training room at 20 Essex Street.Town of Whitman
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board sets Tuesday agenda Whitman's Planning Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at 54 South Ave to take up its latest agenda.Town of Whitman
• Wed, Oct 28, 6:30 p.m.: Hobart Dam panel meets Wednesday The Hobart Dam Replacement Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at 54 South Ave.Town of Whitman
• Wed, Oct 28, 10:30 a.m.: Elderly tax aid panel meets Wednesday morning The Whitman Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 10:30 a.m. at 54 South Ave.Town of Whitman

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