In a town meeting matter entirely separate from the Plymouth Rubber rezoning proposal, the town of Canton will seek approval from town meeting voters to acquire the rights to Reservoir Pond, which the Napleton Company had inherited when it purchased the Plymouth Rubber site in 2006. Napleton, as part of a settlement agreement with Canton […]
The Board of Selectmen, with the support of Town Administrator Bill Friel and Finance Director Jim Murgia, approved nearly $130,000 in additional municipal spending for FY 2012, which amounts to roughly half of what all municipal department heads had requested for next year. Selectmen did approve additional amounts for those department heads who requested it, […]
Responding to the impassioned remarks of Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio about the importance of a second ambulance, the Finance Committee voted last week to transfer $113,000 from the town’s reserve funds to boost the Fire Department’s minimum manning level and restore the department’s second ambulance to full status. Fire Chief Charlie Doody had made […]
If the anticipated transformation of the Pine Street landfill into New England’s largest solar farm strikes residents as a little too good to be true, then they might want to pinch themselves — because the project, officials say, is every bit the “win-win” that it appears to be. Even Victor Del Vecchio, the normally understated selectmen […]
For the first time in recent memory, the town of Canton will hold its annual election without a single contested race, after last Friday’s nomination deadline came and went without any new candidates stepping forward to challenge the incumbents. According to the town clerk’s office, the lack of challengers means that the April 5 town […]
Selectmen gave the go-ahead to the Recreation Commission to fundraise for a Fourth of July celebration this year and forego the Downtown Block Party in September. The decision will be revisited in a year, and the commission will be asked to return with more evidence from townspeople as to which event should be held on […]
The Recreation Commission has come to a fork in the road regarding whether to begin a drive for a July Fourth celebration and fireworks display or for the annual Homecoming Parade and Downtown Block Party, traditionally held in late September. The commission will meet with selectmen on Tuesday, December 21, at Town Hall to discuss […]
Selectmen received some better financial news this week after the town’s finance director and the fire chief pared down the Fire Department’s capital requests, lessening the amount selectmen must cut from the overall capital plan for next year. A week ago, selectmen were looking at cutting $219,000 of $651,000 in capital requests submitted by all […]
With the recent addition of three new members and its first-ever “youth speak out” scheduled for Friday afternoon at the library, the Canton Youth Commission is now officially back in business following years of inactivity. The mere fact that they are able to host this “speak out” – which is open to all Canton middle […]
The Board of Selectmen has accepted the recommendation of the town’s assessors and will raise the residential tax rate from $10.83 per $1,000 valuation to $11.55 per $1,000 valuation. The commercial tax rate will increase from $21.77 per thousand to $23.04. The average single-family tax bill will increase by nearly $337 from FY 2010. Town […]
