Monson boards set votes on Holistic Industries, liquor hours; Conservation Commission schedules wetlands hearings
Monson's recent meetings were dominated by scheduled votes and public hearings, but because minutes have not yet been published for any of the past two weeks' sessions, outcomes are not yet available in the public record. What follows is based on the posted agendas.
Select Board — June 23
The Select Board agenda listed several votes of potential consequence for residents: a proposed amendment to the Host Community Agreement for Holistic Industries, Inc.; whether to opt into the state's extended liquor license hours pilot; fee increases for Council on Aging Services; a recommendation on changing the election location; and appointments to the Planning Board, Cultural Council, and Agriculture Commission. Because minutes are not yet published, the results of these votes are not confirmed in the record.
Conservation Commission — June 24
The Conservation Commission scheduled public hearings on three Notices of Intent: driveway and grading work for a new home at Silver Street (Map 002-006, DEP #228-464); a new home with driveway, well, and septic at Wood Hill Road (Map 030-003, DEP #228-465); and an ecological restoration project at 200 Cedar Swamp Road involving culvert daylighting and forest stewardship (DEP #228-467). A Request for Determination of Applicability was also on the agenda for a 60-by-40-foot conservation parking area at Munn Road (Map 155-007A, MCC# 26-3). The agenda included an enforcement order for unpermitted vegetation clearing at 57 Carpenter Road. Hearing outcomes are not yet recorded.
Fire Department Building Assessment Committee — June 24
The committee was set to review project updates, timeline, and budget for the fire station building project, with a potential vote on change requests and discussion of owner-provided items. An open house was also scheduled. No minutes are available yet.
Zoning Board of Appeals — June 25
The ZBA scheduled a public hearing on Case ZBA2026-03, a special permit application by Nathan Plumb to continue a pre-existing, nonconforming light manufacturing motorcycle business at 45 Bethany Road, a property owned by Buck Ridge Real Estate LLC. The outcome of the hearing is not yet in the record.
Historical Commission — June 25
The Historical Commission agenda was largely procedural: a Memorial Hall Committee update, discussion of Grand Army of the Republic photos, Monson Historical Society open house programs, a chlorinator item, and new business. No major decisions or financial items were listed.
Parks & Recreation Commission — July 2
The commission was scheduled to discuss the Summer Fun Week and Summer Swim director, hear a director's report, review accounts receivable, and approve minutes. The agenda was mostly procedural with no major financial actions listed.
Coming up
- **Parks & Recreation Commission** — July 6, to review summer programs and sports, discuss pool operations, approve minutes, and hear a director's report.
- **Water / Sewer Commission** — July 8, covering the High Street Development Proposal (private contractor), Main Street Reconstruction (MassDOT), the 2026 Sanitary Survey Inspection, the Risk & Resilience assessment due June 2026, and Old Wales Road Dam.
Note: All recent meetings listed above are marked "agenda only" in the source record, meaning minutes have not yet been published. Vote tallies, dollar amounts, and final outcomes will be reported once minutes become available.
Earlier weeks
- week of 2026-06-29 — Select Board schedules votes on cannabis agreement, liquor hours; wetlands enforcement on docket
Generated from official meeting agendas and minutes — every underlying document is linked from the city page. Read the primary source before you rely on a detail.