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PRESS RELEASE - 10/31/2014 The purpose of this Press Release is to follow up on a recent story in the press with accurate information with regard to the resignation of Jim Tennant as the Golf Pro at the Groton Country Club. It is the town's responsibility relative to the Groton Country Club to...
PILOT - Payment in Lieu of Taxes -is on Selectmen's radar as a source of additional revenue for the town. Taking the initiative, Town Manager Mark Haddad told the Board Monday night that he had drafted a letter going to every non-profit, business, church, and private school, asking them to...
Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Board of Selectmen that a group of private citizens was applying for Community Preservation Committee funds for the town-owned Prescott School, even though they were not a "formal" group. He suggested that there were some possible next steps for the historic...
In a move designed to restrict an individual member of the Board of Selectmen from coming back to the Board or the voters requesting a reconsideration of a majority Board decision, the proposed policy will be reviewed by Town Counsel as to the legality of placing such restrictions on an individual...
Groton Town Counsel, Brian Masur of Kopelman and Paige, Town Manager Mark Haddad and Attorney John Clifford - hired as a stand-in for the Fire Chief - called a closed-door hearing at Legion Hall Tuesday morning with three of the four accused firefighters together with their Attorney Robert Bowen to...
Groton's public utilities, including the Electric Light Dept., the Water Dept. and the Sewer Dept. strongly and unanimously opposed Article #21, proposed by a majority of the Planning Board to change zoning, that, if passed would place constraints on Groton utilities requiring them to seek a permit...
The buzz around town for the past week was intense following the narrow defeat of the sale of Prescott School at the Oct 20th Annual Fall Town Meeting, and much of that talk centered on the possibility of bringing back the defeated article for reconsideration on Monday night - but ultimately this...
Funding for Lost Lake Watershed Committee in the sum of $15,000 was approved by voters to add to the remaining $17,000 already in the fund. The monies are not earmarked for a specific project at this time. The committee plans to look beyond the perimeter of the areas already covered by the many...
Reacting to strong criticism of the proposed zoning amendment that adds an additional complexity to the operations of Groton's four public utilities, the Planning Board discussed possible changes to the proposed zoning bylaw to mitigate the utilities' concerns. T he Planning Board's original...
• 75 % Local Meals Tax Levy, projected to raise $100,000 for local coffers; • Groton Police Chief Donald Palma's request for the sum of $44,100 for a new dispatcher position in the Communication Center, citing the enhanced protocols that are required by the state in response to emergency calls....

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