Stow Boards Eye Auto Shop, School Expansion; Wetland Payment Vote Upcoming
The Community Preservation Committee is set to vote on a $40,003.90 payment for the Randall Wood Wetland Restoration project, while recent meetings brought proposed commercial and residential developments before town boards. Here is a summary of recent and upcoming government activity in Stow.
Planning Board
The Planning Board on June 23 opened a public hearing for a special permit and site plan modification for Masters Academy International at 688 Great Road, which also includes an earth removal special permit. The same evening, the board was scheduled to deliberate and vote on a special permit and site plan approval for an auto service and tire repair shop at 124 Great Road. A third item — a special permit modification for a hammerhead lot at 38 Hiley Brook — was also slated for deliberation. No minutes were immediately available, so the outcomes of those votes remain unconfirmed.
Select Board
The Select Board’s June 23 agenda listed votes on special event permits and entertainment licenses for several seasonal gatherings: the Summer Festival (July 3), the Gold Award Mural Project (July 18), Bike for the Woods (Aug. 9) and the Lake Boon Water Carnival (Aug. 29). The board also planned to make annual reappointments for police and fire department personnel, the town counsel, treasurer-collector, and assistant town administrator, along with appointing a Lake Boon patrol officer. A discussion of the current drought status with the Board of Health rounded out the agenda.
Other Board Actions
Board of Assessors (June 23): The board’s routine agenda included votes on invoices, meeting minutes, motor vehicle excise warrants and commitments, and real estate and personal property abatements.
Economic Development and Industrial Commission (June 25): Members planned to elect FY2027 officers and set strategic priorities such as a new business guide, a bus stop initiative, and a joint meeting with the Select Board on business attraction.
Recreation Commission (June 25): The commission discussed a new security camera policy, July 3 festival plans, and a maintenance update from Geoff Beharrell.
Registrars of Voters (June 25 and 26): Both sessions focused on certifying nomination and petition papers for the fall election.
Conservation Commission (June 30): Public hearings were scheduled for a 26-unit planned conservation development at 33 & 45 Walcott Street, a single-family house and driveway at 0 Fairway Drive, barn and garage additions at 331 Harvard Road, and a resource area delineation at 0 State Road. The commission also planned to review a land steward contract.
Lake Boon Commission (July 2): The agenda was procedural, covering approval of prior meeting minutes and open invoice approvals.
Coming up
The Community Preservation Committee meets July 6 to vote on a $40,003.90 invoice from Fuss & O’Neill Inc. for the Randall Wood Wetland Restoration. Members will also review the CPC plan goals, schedule a public hearing for that plan, and discuss the 25th anniversary of the Community Preservation Act in Stow.
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.