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    At its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 7:00pm in the Town Hall Second Level, the Townsend Conservation Commission will consider a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA) to replace and upgrade an existing septic system with a 1,500 septic tank, 1,000 gallon septic tank and leaching facility.  Request submitted by Dillis & Roy Civil Design Group on behalf of Tom & Susan Liddle at 49 Edward Rd. Work will take place within the 200-ft Riverfront Area. The Commission will make its determination in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. c.131 § 40, its associated Regulations (310 CMR 10.00) and the Town of Townsend General Wetland Bylaw.  The RDA is on file in the Commission office at the Town Hall.  Please call 978-597-1700 x1733 or email Conservation@Townsendma.gov to review the application. 

TOWNSEND CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Autumn Buck, Conservation Agent

Townsend Conservation Commission

6/7/2024 C

  The Townsend Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing on June 12, 2024, 7:15pm to consider a Notice of Intent filed by Dillis & Roy Civil Design Group and owned by Charles & Debra Greene for property located at 5 Saunders Rd Townsend MA, Map 10, Lot 55.3. The proposed project involves the construction of an addition to the existing single-family house, removal of an existing driveway, installation of a new driveway, drainage trench, removal of 15 trees and related site grading. Work will take place within the 100-ft. Buffer Zone. This is a joint hearing under the requirements of MGL Ch. 131 §40, as amended, and the Townsend Wetlands Bylaws and Regulations. Plans are available at the Commission’s office at Town Hall, 272 Main St Townsend MA 01469. For information email:  Conservation@TownsendMA.gov

Autumn Buck, Agent,

Townsend Conservation Commission 

6/7/2024 B

 

   TODD A. WILSON, Applicant filed in THE ESTATE OF FELIX LOZANO, SR., DECEASED, Cause

No. 20-0369-CP4, in County Court at Law #4 of Williamson County, 405 Martin Luther King Street,

Georgetown, Texas 78626 on the 17th day of November, 2023 a THIRD AMENDED APPLICATION

TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.

   Said application may be heard at 10:00 o’clock a.m. on or after the first Monday next after the

expiration of ten days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Williamson County Justice

Center in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas.

   Joseph Hale Hickman is hereby cited to appear before said Honorable Court on or before

above-mentioned time and place by filing a written answer contesting such application should Joseph

Hale Hickman desire to do so.

   If this citation is not served within 90 days after the date of its issuance, it shall be returned

unserved.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of office at Georgetown, Texas, this the 1st day of May, 2024.

Successor Dependent Administrator:

Todd A. Wilson

4425 S. Mopac Expy.

Bldg II, Suite 201

Austin, TX 78735

Nancy E. Rister

Williamson County Clerk

405 MLK Street, Box 14

Georgetown, Texas 78626

By: /S/S. Klint, Deputy

5/10/2024 H

 

Probate and Family Court

Middlesex Probate and Family Court

10-U Commerce Way

Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 865-4000

MI24P2293EA

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: Paulette L. Girard

Also. known as: Paulette Lea Girard, Paulette Girard

Date of Death: 02/09/2024

To all interested persons:

A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by

Gisele L. Leone of Townsend, MA

requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

The Petitioner requests that

Gisele L. Leone of Townsend, MA

be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 5/24/2024.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Terri L. Klug Cafazzo, First Justice of this Court.

Date: April 26, 2024

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate

5/3/2024 H

 

At its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:00pm in the Town Hall Second Level, the Townsend Conservation Commission will consider a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA) to remove invasive plants and trees that have been compromised by those invasives from the bank of Locke Brook at 22 & 42 West Meadow Rd. Equipment will be operated 35’ from the brook. This work will take place on the bank of Locke brook and within the bordering vegetated wetland. Request submitted by James Deroian and Gary Shepherd of 42 & 22 West Meadow Rd. The Commission will make its determination in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. c.131 § 40, its associated Regulations (310 CMR 10.00) and the Town of Townsend Wetland Bylaw.  The RDA is on file in the Commission office at the Town Hall. Please call 978-597-1700 x1733 or email Conservation@Townsendma.gov to review the application. 

Autumn Buck, Conservation Agent

Townsend Conservation Commission

4/19/2024 C

The Townsend Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing on April, 24, 2023, 7:15pm to consider a Notice of Intent filed by Dillis & Roy Civil Design Group and owned by Timothy Sullivan for property located at 65 Adams Rd Townsend MA, Map 36, Lot 13.1.  The proposed project is for the removal of several outbuildings, sheds, and a garage to be replaced with a single-family home, septic system and utilities and construction of a septic system. Work will take place within the 100-ft. Buffer Zone of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland. This is a joint hearing under the requirements of MGL Ch. 131 §40, as amended, and the Townsend Wetlands Bylaws and Regulations. Plans are available at the Commission’s office at Town Hall, 272 Main St Townsend MA 01469. For information email: Conservation@TownsendMA.gov

Autumn Buck, Agent

Townsend Conservation Commission

4/19/2024 D

LEGAL NOTICE

   Pursuant to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and the Townsend Wetlands Bylaw, the Townsend Conservation Commission will hold a work session on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 during their 7:00 pm meeting. The work session will be held virtually via Zoom meeting and in person at Town Hall, on a Request for Determination of Applicability filed with the Conservation Commission by Kristyn Villare. The property is located at 25 Worcester Rd (Assessor’s Map 49, Parcel 4). RDA application submitted for vegetation removal within 100’ of a bordering vegetated wetland.

   Parties wishing to speak in support of, or in opposition to, this application may do so at the meeting or in writing prior to the meeting. Copies of this application are available for review at Town Hall during business hours. 

Autumn Buck, Agent

Townsend Conservation Commission 

4/5/2024 E

 

 

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and the Townsend Wetlands Bylaw, the Townsend Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at approximately 7:15pm. The hearing will be held virtually via Zoom and in person at Town Hall, on a Notice of Intent filed with the Conservation Commission by David Schafer. The property is located at 88 Meadow Rd (Assessor’s Map 36 18 8) 

The NOI application is for the replacement of a driveway culvert within a resource area. 

Parties wishing to speak in support of, or in opposition to, this application may do so at the meeting or in writing prior to the meeting. Copies of this application are available for review at Town Hall during business hours. 

Autumn Buck, Agent

Townsend Conservation Commission

4/5/2024 D 

 

In accordance with the provisions of MGL Chapter 40A, Sections 5 and 11, and Zoning Bylaw, Article XII, Section 145-69, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Mon., April 1, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., in the Selectmen's Chambers, Memorial Hall, 272 Main St., and via remote access Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85820318990?pwd=cFRJUmFReEdMVWdjWTZidTg2OFp6UT09

Meeting ID: 858 2031 8990Passcode: 785250 to review proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaws, and Planning Board Rules and Regulations, as follows:

ZONING BYLAWS 

Art. XVI §145-86. Renewable/Alternative Energy Section C, entitled General requirements for all large-scale ground-mounted solar power installations. Remove fees from bylaw. 

Art. IV Special provisions

§ 145-52 Outdoor lighting bylaw repeal.  To replace it with new outdoor lighting general bylaw.

§ 145-36 Accessory apartments in residential district.  Corrective administrative edits

PLANNING BOARD RULES AND REGULATIONS: 

Article II 

§175-8 Definitions 

§175-9 General provisions 

§175-10 General requirements for applications

§175-11 Procedures for ANR applications

§175-12 Preliminary subdivisions

§175-13 Definitive subdivisions

Appendix E Planning Board fee schedule 

Article V Stormwater regulations

§175-38 Administration

§175-42 Fees

§175-44 Stormwater management, erosion and sedimentation control plan (the stormwater plan).

§175-45 Operation and maintenance (O & M) plan.

§175-31 Hearings under the scenic roads act

The proposed amendments are available for review at the Offices of the Planning Board, Land Use Coordinator and the Town Clerk at 272 Main St., during regular business hours.  Parties wishing to speak in favor of, or in opposition to this proposal may do so in writing prior to the hearing, or may appear at the hearing in person, or represented by an agent or attorney.   Interested parties are encouraged to attend.

Respectfully submitted, 

Laura Shifrin, Chair 

March 15 & March 22, 2024 A

 

In accordance with the provisions of MGL Chapter 40A, Sections 5 and 11, and Zoning Bylaw, Article XII, Section 145-69, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Mon., April 1, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., in the Selectmen's Chambers, Memorial Hall, 272 Main St., and via remote access Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85820318990?pwd=cFRJUmFReEdMVWdjWTZidTg2OFp6UT09

Meeting ID: 858 2031 8990Passcode: 785250 to review proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaws, and Planning Board Rules and Regulations, as follows:

ZONING BYLAWS 

Art. XVI §145-86. Renewable/Alternative Energy Section C, entitled General requirements for all large-scale ground-mounted solar power installations. Remove fees from bylaw. 

Art. IV Special provisions

§ 145-52 Outdoor lighting bylaw repeal.  To replace it with new outdoor lighting general bylaw.

§ 145-36 Accessory apartments in residential district.  Corrective administrative edits

PLANNING BOARD RULES AND REGULATIONS: 

Article II 

§175-8 Definitions 

§175-9 General provisions 

§175-10 General requirements for applications

§175-11 Procedures for ANR applications

§175-12 Preliminary subdivisions

§175-13 Definitive subdivisions

Appendix E Planning Board fee schedule 

Article V Stormwater regulations

§175-38 Administration

§175-42 Fees

§175-44 Stormwater management, erosion and sedimentation control plan (the stormwater plan).

§175-45 Operation and maintenance (O & M) plan.

§175-31 Hearings under the scenic roads act

The proposed amendments are available for review at the Offices of the Planning Board, Land Use Coordinator and the Town Clerk at 272 Main St., during regular business hours.  Parties wishing to speak in favor of, or in opposition to this proposal may do so in writing prior to the hearing, or may appear at the hearing in person, or represented by an agent or attorney.   Interested parties are encouraged to attend.

Respectfully submitted, 

Laura Shifrin, Chair 

March 15 & March 22, 2024 F

 

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