Planning Board Sets Hearings On West Bacon, Taunton Street Projects

The Planning Board will hold public hearings Monday night on proposed projects at 5 West Bacon St. and 9 Taunton St., with the Conservation Commission taking up the Taunton Street site the following evening, as several town boards convene this week on development-related matters.

TOWN HALL

The Board of Assessors will meet Monday afternoon for a regular session that includes an executive session, according to the town's official calendar. The Planning Board has a busy evening scheduled for the same day, with its regular meeting followed immediately by public hearings on proposals at 5 West Bacon St. and 9 Taunton St. The Conservation Commission will then hold its own public hearing on the 9 Taunton St. project on Tuesday, alongside its regular meeting.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

Plainville Public Library's Lit Happens Book Club will host a special evening with author Jenny Howe on September 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 190 South St. The library's fall lineup continues its run of weekly children's programming, including Rhyme Time on Tuesday mornings, alongside a Wednesday morning fall-themed storytime series with Miss Julia that runs through late October.

COMING UP

The School Committee's Policy Subcommittee meets via Zoom on Monday at 6 p.m., the same evening as the Planning Board's meetings and hearings and the Board of Assessors' session. The Conservation Commission convenes Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. for both its regular meeting and the Taunton Street hearing. Plainville Public Library's Lit Happens Book Club event with author Jenny Howe follows on Wednesday, September 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Looking further ahead, Wood School's Curriculum Night is set for Thursday, September 24, from 6 to 7 p.m., with Jackson School's Open House and a SEPAC virtual meeting on Basic Rights for parents both scheduled for September 30.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.