Have you ever wanted to host your own function in town but didn't know how? The Town of Acton offers residents the chance to rent field or facilities.
- Fields and Facilities Locations
- Field and Facility Use Request Form
- Field Use Permit and Weather Policy
- 2013 Permit Fee Schedule
- NARA Park - General Information
- Camp Acton Permit Application
- Town of Acton General Bylaws
Chapter P. Local Historic District Bylaw - Town of Acton Zoning Bylaw
Section 7. Signs and Advertising Devices
SHORT TERM GOALS
- Town Meeting Improvements, including: Fall Town Meeting for Zoning; Eliminate the Mailing of Town Meeting Warrants; Consider Other Ways to Improve Town Meeting such as Warrant Article Order, Voting Methods, Consideration of Representative Town Meeting (20 Points)
- Implement Permitting Software and Shorten Permitting Application Processing. (10 Points)
- (Tie) (6 Points)
- OML Training and Updates, look at Ways to Effectively Communicate within OML
- Implement Morrison Farm Plan
- Finalize Space Needs Study; Commence Working on Senior Center; Vehicle Storage Plan
- Develop Naming Convention for Docushare, Develop Web Site Organization Convention, keep Digital Documents Digital and Review Data Storage Needs
- Continue to Monitor School Regionalization and its impacts on the ALG Process (5 points)
- Create Voice for Acton Businesses (4 points)
Others receiving points: Develop Zoning 101 for Citizens; Create Board of Selectmen Communication via Social Media; Resolve Polling Locations; Finalize Selectmen’s Handbook; Strengthen Selectmen Relationship with Neighboring Towns; Continue to Develop Senior Tax Program; provide Debt Retirement Schedule; Make Decision on Nursing Service by September.
LONG TERM GOALS
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- Build New Senior Center (17 points)
- (Tie) (8 points)
- Build North Acton Fire Station
- General Zoning Overhaul
- Develop Long Range Capital Plan
- Improve Train Station Traffic Flow and Review Shuttle Operation
- Identify Space Needs and Develop Plan (7 points)
- (Tie) (6 points)
- Become Self Sustaining with OPEB
- Finalize Sewer District Policies
- Sign Bylaw Review (3 points)
Others receiving points: Implement Kelly’s Corner Plan; Reach Affordable Housing Goal; Establish Comparison Benchmarks with other Towns
4. What's happening at Acton Memorial Library?Friday August 2, 2013, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Friday Morning Players--Meeting Room Contact: Children's Dept. 978 929-6655 opt. 4 If you like to act, be a Friday Morning Player! Rehearse a short play and then perform it at the 10:30 story time. You must be going into Grade 5, 6, 7 or 8 to join in the fun. Sign-up by 10 a.m. Wednesday for that week's performance; you may sign up for one performance or all eight.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Story Time--Meeting Room. Enjoy a short play, great stories and songs, games or a simple craft. For children 3-7; no registration needed.
5. FORECAST
Friday: Clouds and morning showers turn to clouds and sun by midday - last to clear: Cape Ann and SE NH. Decent afternoon with temps in the low/mid 80s. Humidity drops too.
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Saturday: Less humid. Partly sunny. Highs in the low/mid 80s.
Sunday: Sun & clouds. A few t-storms likely across northern New England by afternoon. Dry around these parts. Highs in the low 80s.
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