Harvard Planning Board approves Housing Consortium invoice, delays minute approval. Chair John McCormack and board members Doug Thornton, Irene Battaglia, Richard Abt, and Paul Robertson voted unanimously to approve a $294 Housing Consortium quarterly billing invoice and unanimously approved prior
Planning Board approves mid-June deadline for Master Plan feedback from boards and committees. Chair John McCormack advanced the 2026 Master Plan draft review process as the five-member board tackled the Rural Life Preservation Bylaw, refining lot coverage ratios, setback language, and
Harvard Planning Board closes hearing on protective bylaw package. Chair John McCormack and members Doug Thornton, Irene Battaglia, and Richard Abt (Paul Robertson absent) signaled intent to recommend no action on the Town Center Overlay District (Chapter 125-61) and related map amendment,
Harvard Planning Board approves Pinnacle Road site plan after environmental review. The board unanimously accepted the site plan and driveway design for Lot 1 Pinnacle Road after the applicant consulted the Tree Warden and committed to planting supplemental trees around the property perimeter; no
Harvard Planning Board unanimously approves 35 Oak Hill Road artist residency conversion. The board cleared Greenhut Artist Residency to operate a live-work program for five resident artists per session at the 9.95-acre property, requiring on-site staff residency and compliance with wetland
Planning Board defers decisions on bylaw amendments to March 16. Chair John McCormack and members Doug Thornton, Irene Battaglia, Richard Abt, and Paul Robertson continued a public hearing on amendments to the Town Center Overlay District, solar facility regulations, and Form Based Code, directing
Planning Board approves 320 Ayer Road mixed-use commercial project with conditions. Chair John McCormack and members Doug Thornton, Irene Battaglia, and Paul Robertson voted unanimously to grant special permits for the site, which requires parking lot signage addressing overnight parking and
Planning Board approves ice cream stand addition at Three Seasons Landscaping on Ayer Road. The board unanimously approved a site plan for the seasonal ice cream use at 264 Ayer Road, contingent on the applicant proving final lot coverage stays at or below 50 percent, a standard newly established
Harvard Planning Board approves fee schedule and subdivisions, continues Ayer Road review. The Board voted unanimously to adopt a revised fee schedule for planning applications, striking section 130-17(2), and approved a definitive subdivision at 185, 187 and 203 Ayer Road (Elsa Heights)
Harvard Planning Board unanimously approves town's acquisition of recreational land and TIP project improvements. Chair John McCormack and board members endorsed the Town of Harvard's purchase of approximately 5.93 acres at 57 Old Mill Road for recreational fields and signed off on mylar site plans