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Selectmen, library trustees hold joint meeting
Board of Selectmen and library trustees to hold rare joint meeting Wednesday evening. From our own coverage: School Committee sets Nov 2 bus route changes; Water board weighs Wingstop grease trap plan.
From Somerset News
- School Committee sets Nov 2 bus route changes. Somerset's School Committee set a Nov. 2 bus route overhaul shrinking the fleet from 15 to 12, after Superintendent Jeffrey Schoonover said one North Elementary route already carries up to 58 riders a day while others carry as few as 20.Somerset News
- Water board weighs Wingstop grease trap plan. Somerset's Water and Sewer Commission considered an oversized interior grease trap for a planned Wingstop that would let the restaurant skip a separate exterior tank, as a developer representative agreed to submit monthly cleaning reports given how common grease blockages have become.Somerset News
- Zoning board continues battery storage hearing to Oct 29. Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals continued its hearing on a proposed battery energy storage system at 1606 Riverside Avenue to October 29, after nearly three hours of testimony on fire safety and toxic-gas modeling from Flatiron Energy's consultants.Somerset News
Coming up
- Wed, Oct 21, 10:00 a.m.: Town to test election equipment ahead of Nov vote. The Town Clerk's office will test election equipment for the November 2026 election on Wednesday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 1464 County Street.Town of Somerset
- Wed, Oct 21, 5:00 p.m.: Selectmen, library trustees hold joint meeting Oct 21. Somerset's Board of Selectmen and the Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a joint meeting Wednesday, October 21, at 5 p.m., with locations listed at 140 Wood Street and 1464 County Street.Town of Somerset
- Wed, Oct 21, 10:00 a.m.: Library friends group meets Oct 21 at RCU room. The Friends of the Somerset Public Library will meet Wednesday, October 21, at 10 a.m. in the RCU Community Room, with an agenda posted online.Somerset Public Library
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