Billerica Imposes Full Outdoor Water Ban Starting March 23 for Tank Rehab
Billerica Select Board orders full outdoor water ban starting March 23 as tank rehabilitation begins.
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Billerica Tree Panel Narrows Draft Bylaw to Setback-Based Replacement Rules
BILLERICA — March 11, 2026 — Billerica's LORAX tree committee moved toward a streamlined draft bylaw that would require caliper-for-caliper on-site replacement of healthy trees removed from residential and commercial properties. At the March 11 meeting, a building commissioner identified as Mark advised the committee to structure
Billerica Planning Board approves first MBTA Communities housing project, advances two warrant articles
BILLERICA — March 9, 2026 — Billerica Planning Board clears its first MBTA Communities housing project and forwards two zoning bylaws to spring town meeting. The board unanimously approved a 266-unit mixed-use development at 1 and 2 Federal Street — the town's inaugural completed project under the MBTA Communities
Billerica Select Board approves $3.65 million town center redesign, ratifies FY27 budget
BILLERICA — March 2, 2026 — Billerica Select Board approves $3.65 million town center overhaul and ratifies a contested FY27 budget carrying a projected 5.85 percent tax levy increase. The board voted unanimously Monday to proceed with a redesign of the town center that includes new HAWK pedestrian signals, concrete
Billerica Select Board declines Shawsheen Tech vote, debates license plate cameras
BILLERICA — February 23, 2026 — Billerica Select Board punts Shawsheen Tech feasibility vote and opens license-plate-camera debate during a remote snow-night session. The board declined to act on a warrant article request from Shawsheen Valley Technical School Superintendent Tony McIntosh, who is seeking up to $554,002 from
Billerica ZBA Unanimously Rejects Solar Carport Permit at 333 Boston Road
BILLERICA — February 18, 2026 — Billerica ZBA voted 0-5 to deny a solar carport special permit at 333 Boston Road, keeping two proposed structures out of an adjacent residential zone. The petition, brought by Michael Pattinson on behalf of property owner Paul Looney and energy developer FB Benniker Realty Investors
Billerica LORAX Committee advances draft tree preservation bylaw for town meeting
BILLERICA — February 11, 2026 — Billerica's LORAX Committee is drafting the town's first tree preservation bylaw, targeting development projects rather than routine private removals. Working from an early draft circulated during the February 11 meeting, members agreed the bylaw would require applicants removing healthy trees during new
Billerica Planning Board Continues Federal Street Housing Vote to March
BILLERICA — February 9, 2026 — Billerica Planning Board continues 266-unit Federal Street housing review to March 9 and launches battery storage zoning effort. The board voted 6-0 Monday to extend the site plan review of JLB Realty LLC's mixed-use development at 1 and 2 Federal Street
Billerica Housing Authority Approves FY2026 Budget Despite Retirement Cost Surge
BILLERICA — January 15, 2026 — Billerica Housing Authority approves a tight FY2026 budget as retirement costs jump 15 percent. The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously by roll call to adopt the fiscal year 2026 budget, which accountant Paul of Fenton Heating Law described as the most challenging in recent memory after
LORAX Committee January 14 Meeting Leaves No Recoverable Public Record
BILLERICA — January 14, 2026 — Billerica's LORAX Committee met January 14, but no substantive record is available from the community access TV broadcast. The recording, running approximately one hour and 15 minutes, produced a transcript consisting entirely of repeated "Thank you" utterances, with no identifiable speakers, agenda