Plainville Planning and Select boards appoint Richard Hamilton to interim Planning Board seat. Hamilton was chosen from three candidates following joint interviews by the two boards in a 5-0-0 unanimous vote. The appointment, effective until the next Town Election, fills the vacancy left by Justin
Plainville Select Board unanimously approves 8 percent water and sewer rate increases for fiscal year 2027.
Plainville Select Board approves Lions Club circus at Field of Dreams for July 8 and 9.
Plainville Select Board tables circus permit application amid FIFA World Cup staffing concerns.
Plainville Select Board tables approval of Lions Club circus event pending site plan. The board tabled the July 8-9 circus application at its May 26 meeting, citing the need for an updated site and parking plan and clarification of police and fire detail costs; a concurrent World Cup quarterfinal
Plainville Town Meeting rejected a zoning change that would have stripped size limits from the Senior Village Overlay District, with reconsideration also failing.
Plainville Town Meeting approved a $45,759,691 fiscal year 2027 operating budget on May 21, passing by majority with three votes in opposition.
Plainville Town Meeting rejected a charter-change petition to expand the Select Board from three to five members, 70 votes against to 28 in favor — well short of the two-thirds supermajority required.
Plainville Board of Assessors unanimously approves spring property tax abatements, denies exemption. The board voted to approve two motor vehicle excise (MVX) abatements totaling $1,158.92 — a March correction of $226.42 and an April abatement of $932.50 — and voted to deny a $1,000 Veterans 41C
Select Board fills two school committee vacancies with interim appointments. At a joint meeting with the School Committee on May 11, the board appointed parents Catherine Stoddard, a district coach with prior strategic planning experience, and Victoria Lown, an assistant controller with special