The sun is out for the third day in a row, so let’s keep this brief.
If you missed last week’s TIDS ‘n BITS post – which includes details about a big departure from the Abington school system – you can read it here.
If you missed last week’s Annual Town Meeting, you can watch it here
YOUR VIEWS WANTED ON CENTER SCHOOL REUSE PLAN
Town Meeting voted in 2019 to declare the old Center School surplus property. The Affordable Housing Trust and Board of Selectmen have partnered with the Barrett Planning Group to help create a plan for the property, which is located at 65 Thaxter Avenue. Residents will have multiple chances to give their thoughts. Here’s how!
Register to attend a virtual community meeting about the project via Zoom on April 27 at 7:00: https://tinyurl.com/CenterSchoolAbingtonApril27
Provide feedback and input via an online survey, open from April 11-May 6: https://tinyurl.com/CenterSchoolSurvey
The Surplus School Building Committee evaluated both the Center School and North School back in 2018 and recommended both be demolished and kept as open space until the town decides what to do with the land. Both schools remain standing, but in varying degrees of decay.
YOUR VIEWS WANTED ON TOWN CHARTER UPGRADES
Should Abington have a mayor? A representative Town Meeting? A 7-member Select Board? These are some of the questions the commission charged with reviewing Abington’s Town Charter is asking in its public opinion survey. The 10-question survey is available here.
YOUR CHOICE ’22: BOARD OF HEALTH
ACAM Community Chat candidate interviews:
Aaron Christian, Jaimi Pinola, Katie Vannest
(Note: interviews go live at 6 p.m. tonight)
YOUR CHOICE ’22: PLANNING BOARD
Question of the Week Part 2: (coming soon)
MEETINGS
MONDAY
Griffin Dairy Farm Committee, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes discussions about the upcoming work day and burn day, the community gardens, and the proposed well.
Board of Health, 6 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes announcements from the Health Department, and a discussion about whether to amend the town’s restrictions on noise from outdoor music.
TUESDAY
Conservation Commission, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes 10 McCue Circle, Central Street bridge, 75 Dale Street, 44-54 Linwood Street, 154 Brockton Avenue, 0 Summeer Street, Beaver Brook Playground, and Ames Nowell State Park.
Cable Advisory Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes citizens complaints about cable carriers, and time line for review of the Verizon contract
THURSDAY
Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes 75 Dale Street, revisions to the Plymouth Street 40B, 41 Helen Drive, 268 Washington Street.