Middleton Roundup: Assessor Appointed; Boards Eye Roof Funding, Building Change Orders
The Middleton Board of Assessors appointed Nick Helides to the assessor position on July 21, with a unanimous vote, for a term ending May 18, 2027. That was the only item with official minutes published in the past two weeks; other boards met on agendas only, with minutes not yet available.
Board of Assessors
The board's July 21 meeting produced the sole decided action of the reporting period: Nick Helides was appointed assessor through May 18, 2027, by unanimous vote. A July 28 assessors meeting was scheduled to discuss a property revaluation update and routine warrants, but minutes have not been published.
Select Board
The Select Board's July 21 agenda listed a Project Funding Agreement with the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Fuller Meadow roof project, a Natsue Way settlement agreement update, an entertainment license for Ferncroft Country Club at 8-10 Village Road, a Brigadoon tree removal and sidewalk repair plan, and appointments to the Board of Health, Council on Aging, and Cultural Council. Minutes were not published, so outcomes are not yet confirmed.
The School Committee met remotely July 23 to consider authorizing its chair to sign the MSBA Project Funding Agreement. Minutes were not published.
Town Building Committee
The Building Committee's July 22 agenda included three proposed change orders for the public safety building project totaling $41,000: a $28,000 apparatus bay overhead door revision, an $8,000 GPI amendment for extended resident engineer and construction administration services, and a $5,000 extension of Context Architecture construction administration through July 2026. The committee was also scheduled to receive updates on the MELD generator and public safety building generator and discuss wayfinding signage scope. Minutes were not published.
Planning Board and Zoning Board
The Planning Board's July 21 agenda called for reappointing Robert Craig and appointing Robert Pellegrini as alternates through June 30, 2027. Minutes were not published.
The Zoning Board of Appeals met July 23 to elect officers and continue two public hearings: a comprehensive permit for multi-family housing at 35 Village Road and a site plan approval for a modified plan at 227 Maple and 0 Gregory Street. The board was also to receive notice of zoning updates under G.L. c. 40A. Minutes were not published.
North Corridor Study Advisory Group
The committee met July 22 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. to discuss the property at 156 North Main Street and review research areas including land use, zoning, ecological resources, economic impact, market analysis, and public spaces. Minutes were not published.
Coming Up
- **Aug. 3 — School Committee:** Fuller Meadow roof project update, FY26 close-out and FY27/FY28 budget updates, motions to waive Policy BGB and update Policy Book (JKAA), surplus disposal motions for I.T. and Special Ed Reading Program items, and a Fair Share update on the "Millionaire's Tax."
- **Aug. 4 — Board of Health:** Review of final plans for 221 South Main Street with third-party reviewer Chuck Johnson PE, plus June 24 minutes and a Health Director report.
- **Aug. 4 — Select Board:** Natsue Way settlement agreement, ambulance replacement update, appointment of Robert Pellegrini to Planning Board Alternate, and executive sessions on the Police Chief contract and 65 North Main Street property.
- **Aug. 5 — Conservation Commission:** Vote on an Open Space and Recreation Plan Update contract with Horsley Witten Group; three-year permit extension requests for the South Middleton Dam removal at 211 Boston Street and an industrial building at 6 and 8 Rockaway Road; and a notice of intent for an inground pool at 5 Beech Brook Farm Road within a 100-foot wetland buffer.
- **Aug. 5 — South Essex Sewerage District Board:** Professional services agreements with the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management and CDM Smith, Inc.; Amendment No. 3 to an AECOM engineering services agreement; filling of vacant temporary engineering intern, operator, and mechanic positions; and an executive session on real property off Farm Avenue in Peabody.