Somerset Morning Brief, Oct. 26: Schoonover's contract extended through 2032

From Somerset News

• EDC accepts resignation, posts vacancy Somerset's Economic Development Committee confronted a vacant seat left by member Isabella Rocha's resignation as it also heard Town Planner Amy's sweeping framework pitching zoning bylaw recodification and expedited permitting for sites including Wilbur Avenue.Somerset News
• Planning Board approves Taco Bell stormwater permit Somerset's Planning Board worked through a stormwater permit for a proposed Taco Bell on GAR Highway while also confronting safety complaints about an unplowed Humphreys Landing subdivision road, including a resident's warning about access for emergency vehicles.Somerset News
• School Committee approves superintendent's new contract Somerset School Committee reviewed Superintendent Jeffrey Schoonover's mid-cycle evaluation, calling him "student-focused," while tabling a proposed salary increase and revisiting roughly two dozen sets of executive session minutes dating back to 2021 for possible release.Somerset News
• School Committee renews Schoonover's contract to 2032 Somerset School Committee extended Superintendent Jeffrey Schoonover's contract through 2032 as Chief Financial Officer Kayla Marston flagged a budget-line discrepancy later attributed to a posting error, and confirmed the high school busing fleet shrinks from 14 to eight buses starting November 2.Somerset News
• Zoning Board overrules car wash lighting finding Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals weighed a County Street neighbor's complaints about car wash bay lighting illuminating her home at night and vehicles running through at 3 a.m., finding the business out of compliance with a 1997 buffer permit.Somerset News

Coming up

• Wed, Oct 28, 9:00 a.m.: Advance ballot processing session set for Nov. 3 Somerset election officials will hold advance ballot processing for the November 3 state election starting at 9 a.m. on October 28, part of preparations ahead of Election Day.Town of Somerset
• Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 p.m.: Zoning Board of Appeals meets Oct. 29 Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals holds its next meeting Thursday, October 29, at 6 p.m., with Taco Bell's restaurant permit and a lot-area variance continued from October 22 on the agenda.Town of Somerset

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