Leicester Planning Board approves permits for 32 storage containers and marijuana-farm modifications. The Board unanimously approved special permit modifications for two commercial storage facilities operated by Anthony Gleason II, permitting nine additional containers at 12 Huntoon Memorial
Parks and Recreation Committee approves basketball league sweatshirts, gate fencing, and skateboard park planning. Chair Matt Fournier and committee members voted unanimously to purchase sweatshirts at $37.58 per adult and $35.14 per youth for travel league players and coaches, approved $800 from
Zoning Board of Appeals approves restaurant at Maple Hill Disc Golf capped at 30 seats. The board voted 5-0 to grant the special permit for operation of the restaurant at 132 Marshall Street, contingent on construction of permanent accessible parking surfaces compliant with state code and annual
Leicester Select Board approves $1 million feasibility study authorization. Chair Doug Belanger presided as the board unanimously backed the borrowing authorization, with $600,000 of the $1 million to be funded through the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Town Administrator David Genereux
Leicester Planning Board received the Center of Town vision plan, developed by the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission and funded by a state Community Compact Best Practice Award. The plan addresses five priorities: improving building facades and streetscapes along Route 9; balancing
Leicester Historical Commission presses historical society on Swan Tavern support. At the January 14 meeting, Commission Chair J. Donald Lennerton Jr. and members told Leicester Historical Society President Diane Calvano that the society must either contribute to the tavern's $4,500 to $5,000
The Leicester Board of Assessors approved prior meeting minutes and reviewed a November office report. Chair Arthur Paquette and Member Robert W. Mercer, with Principal Assessor Kelli Robbins and Assistant Assessor Kimberly McLaughlin present, discussed whether to include problem-customer counts in
Leicester's Open Space & Recreation Plan Implementation Committee approved prior minutes and advanced review of Goal Two objectives on trail connectivity. Chair Matt Fournier oversaw discussion of six actions under Objective 2.4, elevating Action B--determining which town-owned trails fit a public
Leicester Conservation Commission issues five compliance certificates and continues three hearings. The three-member quorum--Chair James Cooper, Vice Chair Vanessa Lopez, and Member Patricia Faron--approved no-work compliance certificates for two unbuilt projects and issued three additional
Leicester Planning Board approves site plan for accessory housing unit at Pine Ridge Drive. Chairman Joshua Campbell and three members voted 4 to 0 to allow Timothy McDermott to demolish and rebuild at 4 Pine Ridge Drive with a new main house and 986-square-foot accessory unit above an attached