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Aug 21, 2026

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Barbershop Conversion Approved With Conditions

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Mar 16, 2026

Water Treatment Plant Gets Conditional Approval

The Planning Board unanimously approved the 13 Jersey Street water treatment plant application with conditions and approved a waiver allowing HDPE drainage pipe instead of reinforced concrete pipe under paved areas. Conditions include obtaining a construction general permit, following long-eared bat seasonal restrictions, and resolving stormwater comments.

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Briefing

Mar 2, 2026

Water Treatment Plant Hearing Continued

The Planning Board unanimously continued the public hearing for the proposed water treatment plant at 13 Jersey Street until March 16, 2026, because the project’s peer review was not complete.

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Briefing

Feb 17, 2026

Two-Family Home Approved on Mill Street

The Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit for 60 Mill Street to replace an existing single-family home with a two-unit, two-bedroom dwelling. Conditions require municipal water and sewer connections, decommissioning of the existing well and septic systems, one driveway access point, and limits on tree clearing.

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Briefing

Feb 2, 2026

Water Treatment Plant Hearing Continued

The Planning Board unanimously continued the public hearing on Pepperell’s proposed 1.3-million-gallon-per-day Jersey Street water treatment plant to March 2, 2026. The facility is intended to remove PFAS from the water supply, and the Board supported a third-party stormwater review because the site is in a well protection zone.

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Briefing

Jan 20, 2026

Barbershop Conversion Approved With Conditions

The Planning Board unanimously approved converting the former office at 129 Main Street into a three-station barbershop, requiring a van-accessible parking space and prohibiting outdoor storage without further board approval.

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Briefing

Jan 5, 2026

Board Supports School-Sidewalk Grant Application

The Planning Board unanimously supported pursuing grant funding for a sidewalk connection between Varnum Brook and Nissitissit schools. The lower-cost option was estimated at approximately $293,000, while a full-length Tucker Avenue sidewalk was estimated at about $900,000.

1 min readMunicipal coverage