Government · Select Board
Plainville Select Board Opts Out of No-Excuse Vote by Mail for Third Year
Plainville Select Board votes unanimously to skip no-excuse vote by mail for a third straight year. Town Clerk Ms.
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Government · Select Board
Plainville Select Board votes to eliminate vote by mail
Plainville Select Board opts out of vote by mail for April election. The board voted unanimously January 28 after a public hearing to eliminate no-excuse vote by mail for the April 6, 2026 annual town election, citing labor and cost concerns outlined by Town Clerk Cyndi Bush, who noted vote by mail
Government · Conservation Commission
Commission approves enforcement order for Hawkins Street site
Conservation Commission approves enforcement proceedings for unpermitted site work. The Plainville Conservation Commission unanimously approved two significant orders on January 27. It issued a certificate of compliance for drainage and utility work at 33 Burnt Swamp Road. More significantly, it
Government · Community Preservation Committee
Plainville Community Preservation Committee approves $143,400 Greenway funding
Plainville's Community Preservation Committee approves $143,400 for Metacomet Greenway land acquisition. The committee voted unanimously to recommend the funding for a half-mile trail section from Cross Street to Green Street, which serves as the required 20 percent cost share for a pending
Government · Park Commissioners
Plainville Park Commissioners approve director raise and advance field redesign
Plainville park commissioners unanimously approve director raise and advance revised field redesign plan. Park Director John Teiner will receive a 2 percent raise, and the commissioners advanced the revised Field of Dreams Phase 2 site plan, which adds 92 parking spaces by relocating the lot and
Government · Board of Health
Board approves phase five gravel removal and nonprofit permit waiver
Plainville Board of Health approves phase five gravel removal with expanded detention basin. Chairman Lou LeBlanc, Vice Chair DJ Fairbanks, and Member Bob Davis unanimously approved an Environmental Health Impact Report for 128 Washington Street, expanding the temporary detention basin 2.5 times to
Government · Zoning Board of Appeals
Plainville ZBA Approves Parking Exception for Attleboro Enterprises at 300 South
Plainville Zoning Board approves parking waiver for disability services nonprofit at 300 South Street. Attleboro Enterprises Inc., which educates and trains adults with disabilities, received unanimous approval from the board to operate with 51 parking spaces instead of the required 60, under
Government · Keep Plainville Beautiful
Keep Plainville Beautiful Plans Spring Cleanup, Approves Website Updates
Keep Plainville Beautiful approves website updates and plans spring cleanup. Chair Lou LeBlanc led the January 14 meeting with four members present, and the committee voted 4-0 to authorize delegating website updates to Keep MA Beautiful. Spring cleanup is scheduled throughout April with Saturday
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee reviews FY2027 department budget proposals
Plainville Finance Committee hears FY2027 budget presentations from Assessor, Parks, and Aging departments. Chair Mark Johnson presided, with Board of Assessors Principal Assessor John Groh requesting a $955 increase for a database update. Parks Director John Teiner, following a mid-year raise to
Government · Council on Aging
Council on Aging discusses budget; Watkinson resigns
Plainville Council on Aging approves previous meeting minutes, hears budget report. Director Christine Higgins presented the 2026-27 budget request of $248,095.69 in operational costs. The Plainville Cultural Council awarded the senior center a $990 grant for three guided television tours and three
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