District board approves $15,000 emergency funding for Pond Meadow Park bridge repairs. The Weymouth-Braintree Regional Recreation-Conservation District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Chair W. Flanagan's motion to allocate up to $15,000 for temporary repairs to two structurally failed
Braintree Zoning Board unanimously approves four residential-conversion variance petitions. Chair Rayna Rubin and the board voted to advance Patricia Fisher's proposal to convert a vacant commercial building at 75 Hancock Street into eight residential units with one designated as affordable housing
Pond Meadow Park Commission approves emergency bridge repair following overnight culvert failure. Chair William Flanagan and Supervisor Keefe secured approval to construct a temporary 5-foot-wide wooden walkway with materials not to exceed $3,000, following a 24-hour collapse of a bridge over a
Braintree Herring and Fisheries Commission nominates two high school seniors as Student Wardens, pending Town Council approval. Chair Matthew Sisk's commission, meeting with Warden Jeff Madeiras present and Warden Denver Gibbs absent, nominated Braintree High School seniors Liam Sweeney and Makayan
Braintree Community Preservation Committee discusses Franklin Street lakefront property. With four members present, the committee discussed a possible $375,000 acquisition of 6 Franklin Street, a lakefront property near South Braintree. Vice Chair Mark Preziosi said he would be interested at
Braintree Conservation Commission unanimously approves Hancock Street apartment development with substantial conditions. The board issued an Order of Conditions for Braintree Apartment Ventures' development at Hancock and Plain Streets, requiring a $7,500 bond and a $30,000 riverwalk maintenance
The Planning Board unanimously approved a $300 million, 752-unit residential development at 10 Plain Street by Trammell Crow Residential, transforming a former factory site into a two-phase project with expected full occupancy by 2030. Phase 1 will deliver 427 units beginning construction by late
Braintree Zoning Board approves three nonconforming residential determinations. Chair Rayna Rubin and members Jose E. Perez and Angela Cavanaugh unanimously approved a Finding to continue a five-unit apartment house at 391 Elm Street, dating to the 1850s, with the building occupying approximately
Commission on Disabilities advances revised snow ordinance. Treasurer Crystal Evans, presenting work from the Community Planning Subcommittee, led the board unanimously to vote forwarding a revised snow ordinance to Mayor Joyce for potential submission to the Town Council Ordinance and Rules
Braintree Herring & Fisheries Commission tables student warden appointments, plans March DMF presentation. The three-member commission, led by Chair Matthew Sisk with Warden Denver Gibbs and member Jeff Madeiras, approved January meeting minutes unanimously on February 25. The board discussed an