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Select Board tables circus permit over World Cup police staffing crunch

Plainville Select Board tables circus permit application amid FIFA World Cup staffing concerns.

Townbrief reporting · May 29

Government · Select Board

Select Board Delays Circus Permit Pending Safety Plan Details

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

Townbrief news summary · May 26

Government · Select Board

Town Meeting Rejects Bid to Expand Plainville Select Board to Five Members

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.

Townbrief reporting · May 21

Government · Select Board

Select Board Appoints Two Parents to Interim School Committee Seats

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

Townbrief news summary · May 11

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Regency at Heather Hill with $1.823M sewer fees

Plainville Select Board unanimously approves 384-unit senior housing with major fee requirements. The board backed the Regency at Heather Hill development by Toll Brothers, requiring the developer to pay $1.823 million in sewer and impact fees to address infiltration problems. DPW Director Bill

Townbrief news summary · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board Delays Decision on How to Honor Retired Official Joe Fernandes

Plainville Select Board tables recognition vote for retired town official Joe Fernandes amid naming disagreement.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $380K in special education fund transfers

The Plainville Select Board approves combined $380K in special education fund transfers. The board unanimously approved three transfers totaling $380,234.83 to address rising out-of-district tuition and transportation costs, per Superintendent Jen Parson's presentation; the transfers covered

Townbrief news summary · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Steve Wins Plainville Select Board Seat in Tuesday Municipal Election

A new member named Steve wins a Plainville Select Board seat in the April 8 municipal election.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 8

Government · Select Board

Select Board faces tightest FY27 budget in years with $213K shortfall

Plainville Select Board approves firefighters contract amid tightest budget in recent years. The board unanimously ratified a three-year agreement with Plainville Permanent Firefighters IAFF Local 3415 (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029) and reviewed a constrained FY27 budget with just 2.24 percent

Townbrief news summary · Mar 25

Government · Select Board

Plainville boards weigh World Cup RV housing plan for Washington Street site

Plainville boards take no position but hear full pitch for 191-unit World Cup RV housing site.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 12