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Templeton advisory committee presses select board to seek town input on Fernald School land auction

Town of Templeton Advisory Committee · November 21, 2025
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Committee members expressed concern that the Commonwealth’s auctioning of Fernald School acreage under the state Affordable Housing Act could impose an unfunded mandate on Templeton and asked the select board to engage state officials; members agreed to draft a letter for the select board’s review.

The Town of Templeton Advisory Committee on Wednesday directed staff to draft a recommendation asking the select board to pursue town input after the Commonwealth auctioned parcels including the Fernald School site under the state Affordable Housing Act. The committee’s chair said the town lacks the water and sewer capacity to support large-scale affordable housing development on the state-owned property and…

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