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Planning Board approves fiscal 2027 signatories, continues major subdivisions

Planning Board approves fiscal 2027 signatories; continues two major projects. The Board unanimously designated Chair Woody Knight and Vice Chair Peter Paicos as primary and alternate signatories for FY2027 bills and Approval Not Required plan filings at the Registry of Deeds. The Board also

Planning Board · Meeting of August 19, 2026

NEWBURY — Planning Board approves fiscal 2027 signatories; continues two major projects. The Board unanimously designated Chair Woody Knight and Vice Chair Peter Paicos as primary and alternate signatories for FY2027 bills and Approval Not Required plan filings at the Registry of Deeds. The Board also unanimously continued a two-lot subdivision application at 15 Central Street and discussion of the Byfield Heights Site Plan modification for a 44-unit multifamily development at 34 Central Street, both to September 2.

Town Counsel Jay Talerman drafted a supplemental decision, and Vice Chair Paicos emphasized documenting abutter concerns from neighboring properties in the conditions.

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Source: the Planning Board meeting of August 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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