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Last 14 days

• Town issues new rules for draining pools. The Town of Tewksbury posted guidance this week on properly draining backyard swimming pools to protect the municipal stormwater system, a requirement also flagged in Tewksbury Patch's newsletter.Town of Tewksbury
• Select Board debates member's own surveillance camera bylaws. Tewksbury's Select Board debated a member's own petitions restricting town surveillance cameras and license plate readers, after Town Counsel warned they could conflict with the town charter. Both head to the October 6 Special Town Meeting regardless.Tewksbury News
• Board of Health revisits Jimbo's restaurant permit. Tewksbury's Board of Health took up Jimbo's Roast Beef and Seafood permit after an August 27 inspection found eight priority violations, just two days after a consultant's re-inspection found only two remaining. Owner Harkeerat Singh pledged to return to daily management amid pointed board questioning.Tewksbury News
• Finance Committee reviews fall warrant, ambulance funding. Tewksbury's Finance Committee reviewed a fall warrant topped by $355,000 to staff a second ambulance full-time, after the fire department logged 5,100 responses last year, up 39 percent since 2020. A public hearing on all 22 warrant articles is set for September 28.Tewksbury News
• Conservation Commission takes up enforcement orders, Woburn Street project. Tewksbury's Conservation Commission worked through two enforcement orders requiring wetland restoration work on Highland View and Old Boston roads, and took up a redesigned, smaller 600 Woburn Street commercial building after a state-mandated wetland setback.Tewksbury News
• Town posts voter registration deadline for Oct. 6 meeting. The Town of Tewksbury posted the voter registration deadline ahead of the October 6 Special Town Meeting, where a $1,007,900 budget amendment and surveillance-camera bylaws are on the warrant. Unregistered residents should check the notice for the cutoff date.Town of Tewksbury

Coming up

• Mon, Sep 28: Planning Board cancels Monday meeting. The Tewksbury Planning Board canceled its Monday, September 28 meeting, the town calendar shows. No new date has been posted.Town of Tewksbury

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