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Brockton Morning Brief, Oct. 28: School panel weighs closing a school
Brockton School Committee weighs closing a school as finance chief warns of budget strain. From our own coverage: Council advances fire truck bond, business licenses; Zoning board rules on Warren Avenue restaurant plan.
From Brockton News
- Council advances fire truck bond, business licenses The Brockton City Council advanced a $2.3 million fire truck bond toward a third reading while weighing business licenses for an Elliott Street applicant who admitted forfeiting $1,504ドル after a 2019 court order, as a ward councilor warned the neighborhood's patience is limited.Brockton News
- Zoning board rules on Warren Avenue restaurant plan The Brockton Zoning Board of Appeals weighed a variance for a three-story restaurant and apartment building at 707 Warren Avenue after Fire Chief Brian Nardelli, a board member, warned of cars packing Packet Way in front of houses.Brockton News
- Zoning board splits on Warren Avenue variance request The board weighed dueling testimony over an unsigned laundromat parking easement and a missing floor plan for the Warren Avenue project, with one member calling it "spectacular" but naming parking his "biggest concern."Brockton News
- Finance panel weighs 20-year downtown tax break Brockton's Finance Committee considered a 75 percent tax increment exemption for a 40-unit redevelopment of the long-vacant Edison building at 28-36 Main Street, as Councilor Nicastro pressed whether South Side residents benefit from downtown-heavy tax deals.Brockton News
- School panel reviews bus fleet, vendor safety rules Brockton's Security, Safety and Transportation Subcommittee heard that seven vehicles, including three vans with transmission problems, were out of service as the district tightened GPS and camera rules for private vendors ahead of an October 26 bid.Brockton News
Yesterday in Brockton (Tue, Oct 27)
- City offers residents help with fall cleanup The city of Brockton is giving residents a hand with yard and leaf cleanup as autumn debris piles up, according to Brockton Patch.Brockton Patch
Coming up
- Tue, Nov 3: Free Palestine Filmlab screening set for November 3 Brockton Patch's calendar lists a free screening of "To a Land Unknown" plus shorts from Palestine Filmlab on November 3.Brockton Patch
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