Select Board locks in protection for 8 parcels

From Scituate News

• Select Board OKs permanent protection for 8 parcels. Scituate's Select Board worked through a decade-long conservation push, voting on permanent protection for eight town-owned parcels while Chair Susan Harrison stepped aside over her ties to the Appleton Field Community Garden, one of the properties covered.Scituate News
• Board splits on Turner Road rebuild variances. Scituate's Zoning Board of Appeals weighed a developer's bid to rebuild a vacant house at 141 Turner Road under the state's newer variance standard, with the applicant and a neighbor sharply disputing whether the stricter old rules still apply.Scituate News

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 20, 4:30 p.m.: Traffic committee meets Tuesday. The Traffic Rules and Regulations Committee meets Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 4:30 p.m. to review traffic matters in town.Town of Scituate
• Tue, Oct 20, 7 p.m.: Water Resources Commission meets Tuesday. The Water Resources Commission meets Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. to discuss town water resource issues.Town of Scituate
• Wed, Oct 21, 6:30 p.m.: Affordable Housing Trust meets Wednesday. The Affordable Housing Trust meets Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Large Conference Room.Town of Scituate
• Wed, Oct 21, 6:30 p.m.: Cultural Council meets Wednesday at library. The Scituate Cultural Council meets Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the library's Small Conference Room.Town of Scituate
• Wed, Oct 21: Field hockey hosts Notre Dame Academy. Scituate's field hockey team plays Notre Dame Academy of Hingham in a non-conference game Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Thu, Oct 22, 6:30 p.m.: Planning Board meets Thursday, holds hearing. The Planning Board meets Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in a hybrid session at Town Hall, with a public hearing on the agenda.Town of Scituate
• Thu, Oct 22, 7 p.m.: Historic Commission meets Thursday at library. The Historic Commission meets Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in the library's Large Conference Room.Town of Scituate

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