Category Archives: General Information

DPW: Town-Wide Fall Paving Program

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DPW – Update – Town-wide Fall 2022 Paving Program. The Maynard Department of Public Works would like to notify all residents of Maynard that Lazaro Paving will be reconstructing several streets in Town this fall, starting on or around Tuesday, November 1, and lasting until around December 15. The following street areas will undergo roadway reconstruction:

  • Great Road – from the Sudbury Town line (approx. Maybury Road) to Parker Street (Route 27)
  • Assabet Street – from the dead end to Riverview Avenue and from Riverview Avenue to the Stow Town line (11 Assabet Street)
  • Old Sudbury Road – from the Sudbury Town line (Cranberry Circle) to the Acton Town line (Old Powder Mill Road)
  • Old Marlboro Road – from Parker Street to Tobin Drive (just short of Great Road)

Travel on these roads may be delayed, or temporarily detoured; please plan accordingly. Please contact the Maynard DPW office with any questions, or issues. Thank you in advance for your patience as this work is performed.

Traffic Detour Information

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On October 24th and October 25th from 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM,  the Route 27 Southbound lane will be shut down in the area of Acton Street at Glendale Street. Route 27 Northbound lane will remain open for 1 way traffic on Acton Street. Barricades have been placed by DPW & incoming traffic is being diverted down Nason Street onto Summer Street. The roadway can be accessed for emergency vehicles if needed and school buses will be able to get through for pick-up/drop-off. 

 

DPW: Solid Waste / Recycling Service Update

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Service Update – Effective December 1, 2022

Bulk Item pick-up will No Longer be collected curbside by E.L. Harvey under the towns pay as you throw service.  Residents can coordinate directly with private haulers and companies for bulk item removal needs, examples… Use: Google, local businesses in our area, bagsters, Waste Management or other dumpster rentals.

Other Changes – Effective November 1, 2022

The DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION has issued an order adding Mattresses and Textiles to the list of materials banned from disposal or transport in the solid waste stream in Massachusetts.

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Open Space and Recreation Plan Survey

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The Open Space and Recreation Plan was prepared as an update of the 2004 Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP). It was prepared in recognition of the need for a comprehensive, proactive, and coordinated effort among town government, residents, and business owners to plan for Maynard’s sustainable development. The OSRP also serves as a planning document for the Community Preservation Committee. This Plan was also prepared in order to fulfill necessary eligibility requirements for the reimbursement of land protection costs through state grant programs. The OSRP must serve the interests of Maynard’s residents. To that end, the OSRP has identified and analyzes factors such as the town’s physical and cultural assets, land use, the recent buildout analysis, and socio-economic trends that are relevant to the protection of important resources. It inventories present resources and identifies future conservation and recreation needs. It outlines, in a Five-Year Action Plan, a series of recommendations for safeguarding and expanding these resources.

A 7-year Open Space and Recreation Plan is currently being updated. Please help us by filling out this survey!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P3VTPLT

DPW: Paving Projects

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The Department of Public works would like to notify residents of Maynard that Eversource will be performing roadway utility trench paving activities starting Monday, September 26th and lasting until Friday, September 30th. The following Public Roadways will undergo utility trench paving rehabilitation:

Streets and limits:
Mill & Overlay Streets

  • PowderMill Road 
  • Glenview Terrance
  • Woodbine Street
  • Burnside Street
  • Great Road at Taft Street
  • Park Street
  • Sherman Street
  • Main Street
  • Florida Road
  • Railroad Ave

Infrared Streets

  • Brooks Street
  • Great Road @ Main Street
  • Parker Street at B Street
  • Parker at Butler Lumber
  • Nason Street

Travel on these roads will be delayed, please plan accordingly. Thank you in advance for your patience as this work is performed.

DPW: Drinking Water Update

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DPW – Update – Drinking Water Notice. Maynard Department of Public works through our Water department would like to provide an update to our current identification of a positive test for E.Coli contamination in one of our raw water sources, Well #4.

In collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Protection (MADEP), our department conducted ten (10) follow up samples over the past week, two separate rounds of five (5). All subsequent testing has resulted in negative results of E.Coli. We have currently reactivated our well, and continue to monitor all systems.

Thank you for your patience as we work to ensure that our customers are provided with the highest quality public drinking water our system is capable of providing.

Powder Mill Road Corridor Initiative – Sep 28

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Powder Mill Road Corridor Initiative

Phase II Kickoff Event 

The Towns of Acton and Maynard are continuing work to improve the 1.5 mile section of Powder Mill Road Corridor that connects the communities. Over the past two years, the Towns and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) have worked with the community to establish a vision for Powder Mill Road (Phase I of this project). To achieve community goals, the Towns hope to create an overlay zoning district for the corridor.

Join us for a virtual public forum!

When?  Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from 7:00-8:30 pm.
 
What?  MAPC will share recommendations from the final Powder Mill Road redevelopment strategy.
 
Why?  Attendees will be asked to share feedback about potential zoning changes to achieve the community vision. 

Click here to register 

Click here to learn more

Special Town Meeting – October 24, 2022

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To All Citizens of the Town of Maynard and Other Interested Parties:

Please be advised that the Maynard Select Board, acting at their July 12, 2022, meeting, voted five to zero: “To set the date for the Special Town Meeting to Monday, October 24, 2022, at 7:00 pm and to designate the Fowler School, 3 Tiger Drive as location for the Special Town Meeting.”

Visit the Town Meeting page for more information as it arrives.

Property Inspections by Assessing Department are Underway

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The Assessing Department wishes to notify Maynard residents that beginning in August 2022 and running through September 2022, inspections will be conducted throughout the town. These inspections will be conducted Monday through Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. by Angela Marrama your Chief Assessor and staff from Patriot Property Inc.  

Any property owner who has pulled a building permit in the last year and anyone who did not finish work on previous permits can expect a visit from the Assessing Department.  Cyclical Inspections will also be conducted as mandated by the Department of Revenue to ensure accuracy of assessing records.

If any property owner receives an assessor’s card on their door indicating a visit, please call and set up an appointment as soon as possible. The Assessing Department would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation with this very important matter.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Assessors’ Office at 978-897-1304 or by email at amarrama@townofmaynard.net or mdee@townofmaynard.net

Green Meadow MSBA Submission

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The Green Meadow Elementary School project team has submitted its second MSBA submission!  This submission is called the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) and it advances the initial existing conditions verification, educational visioning & programming and Owner / Community coordination into multiple design alternatives, shows MSBA the design alternative evaluation process taken by the project team, and highlights which design alternative was ultimately selected at the end of the process.

Below is a link to a Google Drive folder that contains the previous Preliminary Design Program (PDP) submission as well as the recent PSR submission.  As always, we thank you very much for your attention to the project, and we’ll continue to keep you informed as the project moves along the MSBA process!

GMES Google Drive Link

Green Meadow School Building Project Selects Design Alternative

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At the May 24th Green Meadow Elementary School Building Committee meeting, the Building Committee voted to select Design Alternative #7 as the preferred design alternative out of the seven studied.

As the design process continues there will naturally be slight modifications to the building and site design.  But big-picture, Design Alternative #7 is the design scheme the Green Meadow Elementary School Building Committee will be moving along with, and they’re excited to keep the community informed and continue to welcome community input as the design process continues.

For more information please visit the Green Meadow School Building Project page.