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Planning Board approves bylaw amendments; grants site plan for Great Road home.

Shirley Planning Board unanimously approved four bylaw amendments for the May Annual Town Meeting, including a Public Street Trees Bylaw, Stonewall Bylaw, campaign political-sign restrictions, and amendments to three commercial zoning districts to allow automobile and equipment sales and rentals.

Zoning Board continues Parker Village 40B hearing, seeks June extension.

Zoning Board of Appeals defers Parker Village 40B comprehensive permit hearing. Chair Kevin P. Kelly and members Dave Swain, Stuart Sears, Lee Mirkovic, and Associate Member Dustin White continued the public hearing after the applicant failed to deliver promised sewer information, despite a

Transportation Action Committee updates projects, seeks Select Board approval for thickly settled signage.

Transportation Action Committee approves February minutes, advances thickly settled roads signage project for Select Board vote. Vice Chair Robert Adam presented a draft slideshow for the March 9 Select Board meeting; the proposal requires Department of Public Works and Town Administrator review of

Recreation Commission approves bills, minutes, reviews youth programs.

Shirley Recreation Commission approves bills and minutes unanimously. The three-member board received updates on youth soccer, basketball, swimming, and adult pickup sports, noting that Ayer Shirley Youth Soccer has 250-plus players across 19 teams and Shirley Youth Soccer has 50-plus registrations

Finance Committee approves previous minutes, reviews budget pressures ahead of override vote.

Shirley Finance Committee unanimously approved previous meeting minutes and endorsed a new transparency committee pairing town and school administrators. Town Administrator Bryan Sawyer reported the school district is requesting a $1.8 million budget increase and pursuing an override vote; Sawyer