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Thursday, September 24, 2026

Planning Board sends zoning and solar bylaw fixes toward the fall Town Meeting warrant.

From Hampden News

• Planning Board tackles zoning fixes ahead of Town Meeting. Hampden's Planning Board dug into a contradictory setback rule in the zoning bylaw's special-permit language and closed out months of work on the solar energy bylaw, after Town Counsel warned ambiguous wording could force a farm hosting a 30-acre array to leave 370 acres undeveloped.Hampden News
• Conservation Commission weighs Stony Hill Road inaction. Hampden's Conservation Commission examined a Stony Hill Road wetlands permit that has sat untouched since its 2024 order of conditions, citing state inaction rules as members weighed a request to extend it, though the underlying permit runs until 2027.Hampden News

Coming up

• Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 p.m.: Selectboard meets Monday evening. Hampden's Selectboard meets Monday, September 28, at 6 p.m. at 85 Wilbraham Road.Town of Hampden
• Tue, Sep 29, 2:30 p.m.: Hike Hampden sets out Tuesday afternoon. The town's Hike Hampden walking group meets Tuesday, September 29, at 2:30 p.m. at 85 Wilbraham Road.Town of Hampden
• Wed, Sep 30, 5:00 p.m.: Fire Station Building Committee meets Wednesday. Hampden's Fire Station Building Committee meets Wednesday, September 30, at 5 p.m. at 19 North Road.Town of Hampden
• Wed, Sep 30, 6:00 p.m.: Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday. Hampden's Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday, September 30, at 6 p.m. at 85 Wilbraham Road.Town of Hampden

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