ZBA approves 150-foot Walden Street tower

From Concord News

• Hugh Cargill Trust reviews August aid, mulls tax relief. Concord's Hugh Cargill Trust reviewed its latest aid report, including an emergency housing payment for a family turned away by a hotel, and took up a proposal to redirect a substantial trust drawdown toward property tax relief.Concord News
• Planning Board recommends Walden Street cell tower. Concord's Planning Board recommended a 150-foot monopole for town land at 755 Walden Street, a former landfill now used for composting and solar power, with Verizon and AT&T already signed to co-locate ahead of a Zoning Board hearing.Concord News
• Concord extends interim public works chief through October. Town Manager Carrie LaFleur set an end-of-October deadline for interim Public Works Director Aaron McClosto to finish staff meetings before a permanent hiring decision, prompting a commissioner to push for a publicly advertised search instead of an internal promotion.Concord News
• ZBA approves Walden Street cell tower, weighs ADU case. Concord's Zoning Board of Appeals approved the 150-foot Walden Street monopole and took up a long-contested accessory dwelling unit variance at 262 Virginia Road, continuing that case to October 8 under a new state "practical difficulty" standard.Concord News
• Concord raises traffic, special officer pay to $70 an hour. Concord's Personnel Board set a flat $70 hourly rate for traffic and special police officers after a retired officer's 11-town survey argued the town would still lag the region. Members also adopted a long-debated employee handbook for non-union staff.Concord News
• Climate panel previews revised plan before Sept. 23 workshop. Concord's climate plan committee previewed revised draft actions ahead of a September 23 public workshop, with one member pushing for a more aggressive residential electrification campaign and warning the town is off track for its 2030 goals.Concord News
• School panel finalizes climate, culture framework for vote. Concord's Climate and Culture Working Group finalized a data framework and narrowed professional development options ahead of a September 23 School Committee vote, with one member arguing the proposals don't address the committee's own internal dynamics.Concord News
• Historical Commission weighs 3 Concord teardowns. Concord's Historical Commission reviewed three houses proposed for demolition, at 143 Everett Street, 845 Barretts Mill Road and 131 Martin Road, hearing that one appraised home sits near lots with rebuilds valued at $3 million to $3.5 million.Concord News
• Pond panel prioritizes water access, sets RFP timeline. Concord's Warner's Pond Management Committee named water access its top recreational priority and confirmed a consultant RFP opens September 23 and closes October 21, with an anticipated late-October contract award. A resident argued the panel was putting recreation before water quality.Concord News

Today in Concord

• FY26 grants dashboard tracks Concord's grant funding. The Town of Concord launched an FY26 Grants Dashboard giving residents a clearer view of how the town is using grant opportunities to support the community.Town of Concord
• Preregistration opens for Fall DropOff/SwapOff event. Concord Public Works is hosting a Fall DropOff/SwapOff Event Saturday, October 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 133/135 Keyes Road; residents must preregister and prepay online for a specific drop-off time.Town of Concord
• Zoning info session set for MCI Concord Oct. 6. The town will hold a public zoning information session October 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town House Hearing Room on how zoning will shape future development at the former MCI Concord prison site.Town of Concord
• Will West Concord's new subdivision include a pocket park. Concord Patch previews whether a new West Concord subdivision will include a community pocket park, part of its daily local-news roundup.Concord Patch

Coming up

• Tomorrow: Climate Action and Resilience Plan workshop set. Concord holds a public workshop on its Climate Action and Resilience Plan, following a committee review of revised draft goals and metrics expected to be finalized by early October.Town of Concord
• Tomorrow, 6 p.m.: School Committee votes on climate, culture framework. Concord's School Committee meets at 6 p.m. to vote on a climate and culture framework built around eight indicators of success, checked three times a year against survey data.Concord Public Schools
• Tomorrow, 5 p.m.: Financial Audit Advisory Committee meets Wednesday. Concord's Financial Audit Advisory Committee meets Wednesday at 5 p.m. at 22 Monument Square; check the agenda for the Zoom link.Town of Concord
• Tue, Sep 29, 8 a.m.: Trails Committee meets Sept. 29. Concord's Trails Committee meets September 29 at 8 a.m. at the Planning and Land Management Building, 141 Keyes Road.Town of Concord

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