When local developers Paul Folkman and James Lamarr first went before the Canton zoning board in July with an idea for a condo conversion at the Connors Wayside Furniture site on Route 138, they portrayed themselves as a different breed of builder with a willingness to compromise and a genuine desire to please. Five months […]
Selectmen asked the School Committee for a traffic impact study if the committee decides to change the starting and ending times of all the public schools and St. John’s School and add six to eight buses to the system beginning next school year. Members of the School Committee met with selectmen Tuesday night to brief […]
On December 5, the town launched its newly redesigned website at town.canton.ma.org. The new homepage features four major categories: Government, Services, Residents, and Business. There is also a side panel with links for reporting a concern, online bill payments, notifications and alert signup. Other links include 2015 ATM, Accessibility, Annual Reports, Boards and Committees, Town […]
Selectmen on Tuesday agreed with the recommendation of the Board of Assessors and set new tax rates for the coming fiscal year (FY16). The approved tax rate for residential property effective July 1 is $12.82 per $1,000 valuation, and the new rate for commercial property is $26.36 per $1,000. The current rates are $12.87 and […]
Out of 120 applicants, the town of Canton has selected Nick Pirelli as its new assistant recreation director to help the department with programing and special events. This position, along with a town planner and a human resources assistant, were added to the operating budget at the 2014 annual town meeting. Recreation Director Janet Maguire […]
Concerned about the public’s initial reaction to their newest mixed-use redevelopment proposal, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber factory site on Revere Street have adjusted their timeline with the goal of reaching the hearts and minds of Canton voters by the annual town meeting in early May. Needing a two-thirds vote for zoning approval and […]
More than 8,700 Canton voters made their way to the polls in Tuesday’s statewide election, and when it came to picking winners, the town was spot on, opting for Republican Charlie Baker for governor over Democrat Martha Coakley while approving ballot questions 1 and 4. In one of the closest gubernatorial races in Massachusetts history, […]
After several unsuccessful rezoning attempts over the past eight-plus years, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber factory site on Revere Street have reemerged with a new development plan — and the public is invited to hear all about it beginning next Wednesday, November 5, at a special presentation hosted by the Planning Board at Canton […]
Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio brought up the idea of a truck exclusion on Dedham Street a few weeks ago at a board meeting. The idea picked up some steam at a public information meeting Tuesday night called by selectmen to solicit input on traffic calming ideas from Kirby Drive to Washington Street. More than […]
Most Canton residents have seen the statue of a Civil War soldier in the lobby of Memorial Hall when they have stopped by to pay a tax bill or attend a government meeting. The Union soldier, dressed in pants, coat and cap, clutches a rifle between his hands as he leans forward on his left […]
