Lexington has started charging residents fees for disposing of items such as mattresses, appliances and electronics that aren't accepted as regular trash, with collections scheduled through a new LexSortSmart tool.
Lexington's Select Board backed a plan to use blasting instead of mechanical rock removal at the Lexington High School site to recoup six weeks lost to a 46-day permitting delay.
The Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals continued a contested garage variance at 213 East Street to December 10, requiring a flat roof confined to the structure's footprint.
The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust voted unanimously to finalize a $3.41 million Community Preservation Committee application, due November 1.
Lexington's Historical Commission voted unanimously, "with regret," to drop 57 Harding Road from the town's historic inventory.
The Lexington Planning Board spent over two hours debating six proposed changes to the town's Special Residential Development zoning bylaw, taking no vote.
Lexington's Conservation Commission closed a months-long hearing on a 114 Wood Street multi-family project and split its ruling on a 21 Valleyfield Street driveway.
The Lexington Board of Health voted to adopt the 2022 FDA Food Code and approved a private well variance for a historic home relocation.
Lexington's Select Board voted 5-0 to adopt an updated hazard mitigation plan and leaned 4-1 toward a 48-gallon baseline trash cart as it kept working on a long-delayed curbside collection overhaul.
Lexington's Affordable Housing Trust pressed for clearer notice that its rental assistance program's rent limits had increased. Trustee Elaine Tong said the town's marketing flyer failed to flag the change, warning residents previously screened out "might now qualify" and deserve to know.
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