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Selectmen approve routine permits and community events; set May town meeting dates
Summary
The board approved a string of routine items — airport playground signage, two car‑washes, Town Common uses, cemetery deed signatures, memorandum filings — and set dates for the May special and annual town meetings for May 12 and May 15.
At its January meeting the Board of Selectmen handled a series of routine approvals and community event requests, and set the dates for the town’s May meetings.
Town meeting dates: The board set Monday, May 12 as the start of the May special and annual town meetings, with Thursday, May 15 listed as a likely second night if needed; the exact warrant times will be set later.
Airport playground signage: The board unanimously approved signage for the new Tyler J. Lawrence Memorial playground at the airport property; the manager said funding came from general government and possibly CPA and legislative sources and that the Airport Commission is scheduled to review the item as well.
Community events and permits: The board approved car‑wash fundraisers for Boy Scout Troop 49 (April) and Norwood High School boys lacrosse (May); it also approved Town Common use for National Night Out (Aug. 5) and a back‑to‑school event hosted by United Church of Norwood (August date). The board signed cemetery deed forms on the record.
Memoranda and other administrative items: The board filed correspondence from Xfinity and a vendor and acknowledged other routine memoranda.
Votes at a glance (selected routine items) - Airport playground signage (Tyler J. Lawrence Memorial): approved, unanimous. - Town meeting dates (May 12 and May 15): approved, unanimous. - Surplus property disposal policy: approved (separate article). - Car wash requests (Troop 49; NHS boys lacrosse): both approved, unanimous. - Town Common uses (National Night Out Aug. 5; United Church back‑to‑school event): approved, unanimous. - Cemetery deeds: board signed and approved, unanimous.
Why it matters: These approvals authorize community events, clarify the town meeting calendar and finalize a playground name that was approved at town meeting; they also clear routine matters so staff can proceed with planning and permitting.
