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3 days agoWest Acton Street Work Scheduled for Memorial Day Preparation
The Department of Public Works (DPW) will be conducting street and sidewalk cleaning, as well as painting crosswalks and parking spaces, in West Acton in preparation for the upcoming Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies.Work is scheduled to begin Sunday evening, May 17, starting at 10:00 PM, and will continue again Tuesday evening, May 19, beginning at 10:00 PM. Additional preparation work throughout West Acton will take place during the week leading up to the ceremonies.Residents and visitors may notice DPW crews and equipment working overnight in the area. Please use caution when traveling through work zones and avoid parking in areas where maintenance activities are taking place.
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3 days agoActon Continues Complete Streets and Traffic Calming Initiatives
What is a Complete Street?A Complete Street is one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes - walking, biking, transit and vehicles – for people of all ages and abilities.Designing streets with these principles contributes toward the safety, health, economic viability and quality of life in a community by improving the pedestrian and vehicular environments. Providing safer, more accessible and comfortable means of travel between home, school, work, recreation and retail destinations helps promote more livable communities.As designers, planners, public officials and advocates, we have a responsibility to promote and improve public health, reduce traffic congestion, make places safer and more livable, and reduce environmental impacts.The Town of Acton Complete Street Policy can be located Here. Complete Street ProjectsActon Complete Street 5-year Prioritization Plan – UPDATEDComplete Streets Stow Street Study Feedback FormTraffic Calming PolicyTraffic Calming PolicyComplete Streets Reports and Documents2025 Acton Prioritization Plan2016 Acton Prioritization PlanTier 3 MassDOT Complete Street FundingActon Bike Utility ScoresResourcesMassDOT - Separated Bike Lane – Planning & Design Guide - 2015FHWA - Separated Bike Lane – Planning & Design Guide - 2015FHWA – Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
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3 days agoActon Assessing Department Beginning 10-Year Property Data Collection
The MA Department of Revenue requires all municipalities in the state to visit every property in the community at least once every 10 years. In order to meet this deadline is 2026, the Assessing Department needs to visit approximately 4,400 parcels from the summer of 2024 until the fall of 2025. To help with this effort, the town has hired ________. They will be visit almost 50% of properties. If a data collector visits your house, you are NOT required to let them in. However, bear in mind that refusal to access the property may result in waiving your right to appeal your assessed valuation.
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Select Board: Time Extension Agreement - 13 School Street
3 days ago
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Historic District Commission Application #2620 - 2 School Street
3 days ago
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Historic District Commission Application #2619 - 250 Central Street
3 days ago
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Acton Hosts Public Forum on Central Street Safety Improvements
5 days ago
"We’re hosting the open house so community members can:Review existing conditionsShare concerns about speeding and safetyTalk about walking and biking needsTalk about improvementsAsk questions and provide feedback"
Acton Memorial Day Parade & Ceremonies Set for May 25, 2026
5 days ago
"The Town of Acton’s Department of Veterans’ Services, as well as the Celebrations Committee, invite you to join us in our Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies on Monday, May 25th at 10:00AM. Parade leaves Boardwalk Campus (Gates School) at 10:00 am sharp and proceeds along the following route: Spruce Street to Mass Ave. to Windsor Ave. into Mt. Hope Cemetery Mt. Hope Cemetery Parade continues up to West Acton Common where an abbreviated ceremony is held before parade dismissalThere will be no rain date for this ceremony. For any youth groups wishing to participate in the parade please contact Gail Sawyer at (978) 621-2308. For any general inquires please contact James MacRae, Acton Veterans’ Service Officer, at (978) 929-6614 or at [email protected]"
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