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Halifax Planning Board orders Starbucks developer to fix ADA sidewalk violations

Halifax planners unanimously ordered the developer behind the new Starbucks complex at 314 Plymouth Street to submit a written remediation plan before any occupancy permit is considered.

Halifax Finance Committee to prepare three budget scenarios for town meeting

Halifax Finance Committee opens budget season with three-scenario approach, possible override on the table.

Halifax Select Board Approves Town Green Events, Tables Hospital ALS Agreement

Halifax Select Board welcomes a new town administrator and hears a $50 million school maintenance pitch on the same night.

Halifax Conservation Commission approves 9 Eighth Avenue yard restoration plan

Halifax Conservation Commission clears a lakeside yard restoration and pushes Amanda's Way duplex hearings to February.

Halifax Board of Health Approves 38 Permits, Names Animal Inspector at January Meeting

Halifax Board of Health clears 38 operating permits and appoints a new animal inspector in a seven-minute session. Chair Pamela Engstrom and member David Hatch, meeting without absent Co-Chair Candice Greene, voted 2-0 on every item at the January 21 meeting.

Halifax Finance Committee Awaits School Budget Data Before Finalizing Spending Plan

Halifax Finance Committee stalls on school budget data as new Town Administrator prepares to start.

Halifax COA Approves Governance Document, Eyes Spring 2027 for New Senior Center

Halifax Council on Aging approves governance document, reports new grants, and updates senior center construction timeline. Meeting Tuesday for the first time since October, the board voted unanimously to adopt a revised board member onboarding and duties document covering excessive absence policy.

Halifax Select Board approves Starbucks license, Lakeville shelter deal unanimously

Halifax Select Board unanimously approved a Starbucks common victualler license and renewed its Lakeville animal shelter agreement at a 23-minute meeting January 13.

Halifax Conservation Commission Continues Amanda Way Cases, Extends Pond Vegetation Order

Halifax Conservation Commission defers both Amanda Way wetlands cases and learns its shared conservation agent has departed.

Silver Lake School Committee Votes to Redirect $1.3 Million Toward Deferred Building Repairs

Silver Lake Regional School Committee unanimously backs a plan to funnel expiring construction debt into a capital stabilization fund to address $73 million in deferred repairs.

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