The Canton Board of Selectmen and Board of Assessors have approved an extension of a tax increment financing (TIF) plan that has apparently convinced Dunkin’ Brands to remain at its present location at 130 Royall Street through 2025. Selectman John Connolly said it was a very close and competitive decision, with Dunkin’ Brands exploring an […]
Faced with the prospect of reducing costs while still providing quality trash and recycling services, Canton selectmen are asking for input from residents on ways to improve curbside collection. The board has requested that the public review an outreach video and related educational materials — currently posted on the town website — and then submit […]
Selectmen will review the alcohol license of JNH Hospitality — which had been operating as Centerfield’s in downtown Canton — in 30 days as they await the outcome of pending litigation between Jim Marathas, owner of Centerfield’s, his landlord, and the Forge Pond Condominium Association. Marathas had asked selectmen for a 12-month extension so that […]
Selectmen have begun negotiations with Allied Waste-Republic Services to be the town’s sole provider of rubbish and recycling services. The new system, if approved, would save the town an estimated $130,000 per year, mostly in transportation costs. Collection would be automated — the driver would not exit the vehicle — and each resident would receive […]
The town water system recently violated a drinking water standard, according to the Canton DPW’s Water Division. During routine testing last month, three of the 47 samples showed the presence of total coliform bacteria and one tested positive for E. coli. The standard is that no more than one sample per month may do so. […]
The Canton Board of Selectmen announced a sweeping agreement last week with the developers of University Station, formerly Westwood Station — marking an end to one of the longest and costliest legal battles in town history and paving the way for construction of the long awaited mixed-use project on the Westwood/Canton border. The 21-page “cooperation […]
Purchase age raised to 21, assorted products banned ~ Beginning next year, tobacco users in Canton will be faced with some of the toughest regulations in the country after the Board of Health voted unanimously Monday night to raise the legal purchase age to 21 while at the same time banning a slew of “nonmedical” […]
Selectmen received good financial news on many fronts Tuesday night with word that the town is getting a large grant and a pair of interest-free loans from the Mass. Water Resources Authority while also realizing a significant energy savings from the Pine Street solar facility. The only bit of negative news involved the town’s disbursement […]
The State Ethics Commission has launched a formal investigation into the business dealings of former Canton Conservation Agent Robert Murphy that focuses on his relationship to an engineering firm that provided paid services to several Canton projects while he was still employed by the town, according to a copy of a summons obtained by the […]
Selectmen followed the wishes of the DPW and the residents of the Pleasant Circle-Capper Drive neighborhood and approved the installation of new stop and no parking signs at the corners of many of the intersections. The signs are intended to slow speeding motorists and to improve safety in the neighborhood. The new traffic measures came […]
