Erving public meetings in 2025
8 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Senior Housing Committee
The Senior Housing Committee will discuss the status of permitting, including Notice of Intent and Comprehensive Permits. The body will also review the status of town grant applications and water and sewer systems extension engineering.
- Status of Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Grant application
- Status of HousingWorks Grant application
- Water & Sewer Systems Extension Engineering by Tighe & Bond
- Updates from Rural Development, Inc.
- Review of June 25, 2025 meeting minutes
Senior Housing Committee
The committee will review project updates and plans for a generational housing development with Rural Development Inc. Members will also discuss costs related to a pump station and the Care Drive extension.
- Review of generational housing development plans with Rural Development Inc
- Cost of pump station based on Tigh & Bond report dated May 16, 2025
- Cost of Roadway/Care Drive Extension
Golden Cane Committee
The committee will discuss the selection process and determine the recipient of the Golden Cane. Members will also discuss the award system and the details of the presentation.
- Determination of Golden Cane recipient
- Discussion of award system
- Planning of presentation details and time frame
Council on Aging Board
The Senior Housing Committee is meeting to discuss infrastructure costs and design updates. The board will review a grant and a request for a Special Town Meeting article.
- Cost of pump station based on Tigh & Bond report dated May 16, 2025
- Cost of Roadway/Care Drive Extension
- Second review of ONE STOP GRANT
- Updates from Austine Design and Berkshire Design
- Reorganization to change Acting Chair to Chair
Senior Housing Committee
The Senior Housing Committee will discuss old business including costs of a pump station and roadway extension, and the location of geothermal infrastructure. In new business, they will approve prior meeting minutes and review a ONE STOP grant application due in June. The meeting is open to the public.
- Cost of pump station to the Town of Erving
- Cost of Roadway/Care Drive Extension
- Location of geothermal at Care Drive
- Approve meeting minutes from April 10, 2025
- Review ONE STOP grant application before June 2025 submission
The Senior Housing Committee discussed address designations for the new 3 Care Drive development and reviewed an infrastructure cost estimate of $2.4‑$2.5 million. Members examined a draft grant application for the Housing Works Infrastructure Grant and the Rural Development Fund. A vote was taken to request $100,000 from existing town funds for water and sewer work, and it passed unanimously. The request will be presented at a special town meeting on May 25.
- Approved request to allocate $100,000 from Arch St. sewer project funds for water/sewer work (unanimous)
Senior Housing Committee
The Senior Housing Committee approved Leslie signing a letter to the Executive Office of Housing and Liveable Communities regarding the town's affordable housing goal. The committee agreed that Pete Sanders and Glen McCrory will attend the upcoming design meeting in May. Jen and Paula committed to pursue all avenues to locate the missing geothermal “as‑built” information.
- Leslie authorized to sign the housing permit letter (unanimous)
- Pete Sanders and Glen McCrory to attend May design meeting
- Jen and Paula to pursue obtaining geothermal infrastructure records
Senior Housing Committee
The Senior Housing Committee and Select Board held a joint informational meeting to present the proposed Evergreen Circle senior and multi-generational housing development at Care Drive to state and regional officials. No formal votes or decisions were made; the meeting was for discussion and information sharing. The project, which includes 18 senior units and 8 multi-generational townhouse units, is in predevelopment with plans to apply for a comprehensive permit.
- Meeting adjourned unanimously at 1:17 PM
Senior Housing Committee
The committee will discuss the FY2026 Capital Improvement Budget submission and finalize plans for a presentation with state officials and RDI regarding the proposed senior housing development at Care Drive. They will also review and finalize the Evergreen Circle logo and approve meeting minutes. No votes are scheduled.
- Discussion of FY2026 Capital Improvement Budget submission
- Review and finalize Evergreen Circle logo
- Plans for presentation or luncheon with state officials on Care Drive senior housing development
- Review and approval of meeting minutes
The Senior Housing Committee met on Jan. 16, 2025, and unanimously adopted the final logo for the Evergreen Circle senior housing project. They also finalized plans for a Jan. 28 presentation and luncheon, and agreed to participate in the Community One Stop for Growth application process.
- Adopted final Evergreen Circle logo (unanimous)
- Agreed to run presentation simultaneously with luncheon
- Agreed to participate in Community One Stop for Growth Expression of Interest