Dudley brief: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Dudley Planning Board sets Sept. 23 hearing on town's first ADU bylaw
Dudley Planning Board sets Sept. 23 hearing on town's first ADU bylaw.
From Dudley News
- Water board elects new chairman amid staffing shakeup. Dudley's Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners lost its longtime office employee with no replacement hired, tasking new Chairman Justin with arranging temporary weekend coverage. A years-old DEP compliance issue and a contractor dispute over water main rework also hung over the meeting.Dudley News
- Rec commission weighs pizza sales for Spooktacular fundraiser. Dudley's Recreation Commission, facing no town-allocated funding, debated charging $5 for pizza and a drink at October's Spooktacular after years of free food at its events. The panel also finalized an October 15 Poetry Slam with the library.Dudley News
- Library trustees elect Kate Horn chair, tighten event policy. Dudley library trustees elected Kate Horn chair and adopted a stricter no-show policy after repeat cancellations squeezed event waitlists. Trustees also weighed a new early-literacy program and urged residents to study the September 29 override and school debt exclusion questions.Dudley News
- Planning board sets Sept. 23 hearing on ADU bylaw. Dudley's Planning Board tabled a West Main Street classic car lot site plan after the applicant didn't show, and set a September 23 hearing on the town's first accessory dwelling unit bylaw ahead of an October 19 town meeting.Dudley News
- Selectmen preview $11.2M bond, reduced override. Dudley selectmen previewed a $11.2 million school district debt exclusion, adding 19 cents to the tax rate, and a scaled-back $747,000 public safety override ahead of the September 29 special election. Voters decide both questions at the polls.Dudley News
- Conservation panel clears septic repair, water permits. Dudley's Conservation Commission worked through a full agenda that included a septic repair at 21 Sunrise Shores, needed because the existing system would not meet Title 5, plus closeout requests on three water department projects. Members also learned a regional power line project skips local review.Dudley News
- Master plan panel eyes rents up 37 percent since 2014. Dudley's Master Plan Steering Committee heard that median rent climbed from $886 to about $1,200 a month over the past decade while home values jumped 58 percent, with the town's affordable housing stock at 2.35 percent. Members also reviewed a draft ADU bylaw proposal.Dudley News
Coming up
- Tue, Sep 29, 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Special election on school bond, override set for Sept. 29. Dudley voters decide the $11.2 million school district debt exclusion and reduced public safety override at a special election Sept. 29 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Dudley Municipal Complex, 71 West Main Street.Town of Dudley