Kingston brief: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Kingston voters moved to curb future sewer deals with other towns at a special town meeting
Archived edition, published Thursday, October 29, 2026. See today's Kingston page.
Kingston voters moved to curb future sewer deals with other towns at a special town meeting.
From Kingston News
- Voters curb future sewer deals. Kingston's Special Town Meeting weighed a petition requiring future town meeting approval before the town commits sewer capacity to outside developers, after a June deal sent wastewater to a Duxbury housing project that has already drawn about $8.3 million in town spending.Kingston News
- Select Board leaves sewer deal authority unresolved. Kingston's Select Board convened a special meeting at residents' request to revisit the legal authority behind the Duxbury sewer agreement, as petitioner Dan Zotto called the town's legal memo inadequate ahead of the next day's town meeting vote.Kingston News
- Planning Board weighs data center, battery bylaws. Kingston's Planning Board took up zoning articles on data centers and battery storage ahead of the October 27 Town Meeting, as the town planner raised water and power concerns and the board flagged two new state grants for road projects.Kingston News
- Water board narrows field for new superintendent. Kingston's Board of Water Commissioners met to finalize its recommendation for water superintendent, weighing two finalists after earlier interviews highlighted the department's consent order with the state and concerns about staffing focus.Kingston News
- Select Board hires counsel on sewer complaint. Kingston's Select Board voted to hire outside counsel after a resident's open meeting law complaint over the Duxbury sewer agreement, as a petition drive pushed two related articles toward the October 27 special Town Meeting.Kingston News
- Water board interviews superintendent finalists. Kingston's Water Commissioners interviewed two finalists for water superintendent, fielding questions on union crews, consent-order compliance and PFAS treatment costs, as a consultant floated a cheaper route for a new well's access road pending conservation land review.Kingston News
- Council on Aging hears disability panel update. Kingston's Council on Aging Advisory Board heard updates from senior center quilters and a disability-rights advocate, as the panel reported record food-pantry turnout and reminded seniors that Tax Workoff applications were due October 15.Kingston News