Above: The former site of a water tower from the days when lead paint was commonly used is now causing headaches for the Town and worries for abutters. (images from report in this week’s Select Board packet)

This week, the Select Board discussed the next steps and costs for dealing with contamination at a Town owned site on Atwood Road.

Late last year, the Select Board had hoped to ask Annual Town Meeting voters in March to support a small Affordable Housing project on the site. This winter, they were forced to put that on hold when they discovered that soil might be contaminated.

They were then forced to pull the plug (for now) when lead contamination was confirmed in February. Read the full article →