Planning Board approves Thayer Academy field lighting with neighbor safeguards
Planning Board approves Thayer Academy field lighting with conditions addressing neighbors' concerns. The 22-acre campus grading permit includes artificial turf replacement and new LED stadium lighting on four poles, with lights restricted to Thayer Academy games, practice lighting capped at 6:00
Planning Board · Meeting of April 14, 2026
BRAINTREE — Planning Board approves Thayer Academy field lighting with conditions addressing neighbors' concerns. The 22-acre campus grading permit includes artificial turf replacement and new LED stadium lighting on four poles, with lights restricted to Thayer Academy games, practice lighting capped at 6:00 PM before daylight saving time, and games capped at 10:00 PM. Five other approvals included Dick's Sporting Goods $40 million renovation, Btone Fitness site modification, Hawthorn Preserve land consolidation, River Street Metal Finishing as-built approval with $2,000 surety release, and a three-family dwelling at 35 Hooker Street.
The board approved updated application fees effective July 1, 2026.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of April 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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