For the first time in a long time, many of the requests from municipal department heads for more budget money will likely be approved and there will not be any talk of cutbacks or layoffs in the coming budget year, which begins July 1. Town Administrator Bill Friel and Finance Director Jim Murgia both agreed […]
On February 28, around the time that Canton residents will be reading the details of the Plymouth Rubber rezoning proposal, residents of neighboring Westwood will be asked to vote at a special town meeting on the future of Westwood Station, now renamed University Station. Located on a 140-acre parcel along University Avenue on the Westwood-Canton […]
After a tumultuous past few months that ended with the termination of longtime Conservation Agent Bob Murphy, the Canton Conservation Commission has begun to move forward with new business under the guidance of interim agent
Selectmen Chairman Bob Burr outlined the latest development plan for the Plymouth Rubber site on Tuesday night, noting that some kind of a zoning article has been filed for the annual town meeting in May. Burr said the latest plans call for 350 residential units, including 204 multi-family units, 64 townhouses, and 80 units that […]
Selectmen Chairman Bob Burr said last week that the board is fully behind the Canton Police Department’s efforts to improve school safety and it is open to hearing more about Police Chief Ken Berkowitz’s proposal to expand the school resource officer program beginning in the next budget year. Burr said he needs to look more […]
The future of the new senior center remains in flux after renovation costs for the former Knights of Columbus building on Pleasant Street came in far above previous estimates. As presented by Building Renovations Committee Chairman Bob McCarthy, town meeting voters in May will have to decide if the town should spend a little over […]
Submitted by the Canton Water Department ~ Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation. We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water […]
The town’s financial planners will need to be creative with capital budget funding options for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2013. As of this week debt capital requests total $1.976 million — far exceeding the $241,000 available for capital funding. Department heads presented their requests to selectmen Tuesday night. Leading the list […]
More questions than answers came out of a progress report of the South Coast Rail Project heard Tuesday night at Town Hall. The project, which will bring rail service to Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford, will originate in Boston’s South Station and travel through the Canton and Stoughton rail corridors. The same questions posed […]
Selectmen on Tuesday night acted upon the recommendation of assessors and raised the residential and commercial property tax rates for the next fiscal year. The residential rate will increase from $11.91 to $12.30 per thousand valuation, and the commercial rate will rise from $24.23 to $24.99 per thousand. Canton is one of only a handful […]
