Charlton
Top issues
The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.
| Issue5 | Status | Board | Minutes | Meetings | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flock Automated License Plate Readers | ongoing | - | 208 | 7 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Senior Community Center Feasibility | ongoing | - | 199 | 13 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Sewer DEP Compliance | ongoing | - | 90 | 3 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Hayden Enterprises Gas Station Special Permit | ongoing | - | 90 | 3 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| ZBA Rules and Regulations Revision | ongoing | - | 73 | 4 | Nov 3, 2026 |
Issues on upcoming agendas
Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.
| Issue1 | Status | Board | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Road Landfill PFAS Remediation | ongoing | - |
Recent updates
Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.
| Issue10 | Status | Board | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Community Center Feasibility | ongoing | - | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Data Center Zoning Moratorium | ongoing | Planning Board | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Apple Trailer Realty Route 20 Vehicle Storage | open | Planning Board / Conservation Commission | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Flint Road Landfill PFAS Remediation | ongoing | - | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Amazon Flex Delivery Station Route 20 Modification | open | Planning Board | Nov 7, 2026 |
| 35 North Main Street Duplex Subdivision | open | Conservation Commission / Planning Board | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Keep Charlton Beautiful Nip Bin Program | open | Select Board (open forum update) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Fay Mountain Farm Lease RFP | open | Fay Mountain Farm Committee | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Jennings Road Extension Bond Reduction | resolved | Planning Board | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Nextera 261 North Sturbridge Road Solar Decommissioning Bond | open | Planning Board | Nov 7, 2026 |
Upcoming meetings
| Meeting4 | Board | Date | Time | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 - CMS School Council Meeting | CMS School Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 3:00-4:00pm | School Council re-introductions, norms, October 21 minutes, CLEE work update, and a 25 to 30 minute review of the budget needs and wants list. |
| 2026-11-17 - Board of Health Meeting | Board of Health | Nov 17, 2026 | 6:00pm | Board of Health accepts October 13 minutes, discusses well regulation, and takes the Flint Road Landfill and department head reports. |
| 2026-11-17 - Fire Substation Building Committee Meeting | Fire Substation Building Committee | Nov 17, 2026 | 6:00pm | Building committee takes up minutes, budget transfers, the project schedule, change order and contractor payment requests, and a ribbon cutting. |
| 2026-11-19 - WRTA Advisory Board Meeting | WRTA Advisory Board | Nov 19, 2026 | 8:00am | Regional transit advisory board meeting (notice filed with Charlton's clerk): September 17 minutes, public comment and the administrator's report. |
Recent meetings
One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).
| Meeting15 | Board | Type | Minutes | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 - Board of Registrars Meeting | Board of Registrars | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-10 - Select Board | Select Board | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-09 - Historical Commission Meeting | Historical Commission | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-09 - Keep Charlton Beautiful Committee Meeting | Keep Charlton Beautiful Committee | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-05 - Fay Mountain Farm Committee Meeting | Fay Mountain Farm Committee | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-04 - Council on Aging Meeting | Council on Aging | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-04 - Planning Board Meeting | Planning Board | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-04 - Water and Sewer Commission Meeting | Water and Sewer Commission | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-02 - Senior Community Center Feasibility Committee Meeting | Senior/Community Center Feasibility Committee | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-30 - DCRSD Budget and Finance Subcommittee Meeting | Dudley-Charlton Regional School District Budget and Finance Subcommittee | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-28 - Bandshell Development Committee Meeting | Bandshell Development Committee | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-28 - Board of Assessors Meeting | Board of Assessors | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-28 - Water and Sewer Commission Meeting | Water and Sewer Commission | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-27 - Select Board | Select Board | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-27 - Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting | Zoning Board of Appeals | hearing | not yet posted | none found |
Issues with near term decisions
Long running topics
| Issue15 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flock Automated License Plate Readers | - | Nov 3, 2026 | 11 | 208 | 7 |
| Senior Community Center Feasibility | - | Nov 7, 2026 | 16 | 199 | 13 |
| Sewer DEP Compliance | - | Oct 7, 2026 | 15 | 90 | 3 |
| Hayden Enterprises Gas Station Special Permit | - | Sep 22, 2026 | 6 | 90 | 3 |
| ZBA Rules and Regulations Revision | - | Nov 3, 2026 | 5 | 73 | 4 |
| Whistler Road Mansky Site Plan | - | Sep 16, 2026 | 8 | 70 | 3 |
| New England Power Company Snake Hill Road Substation | - | Sep 22, 2026 | 8 | 60 | 4 |
| Housing Production Plan and Chapter 40B | - | Oct 7, 2026 | 3 | 56 | 2 |
| DCRSD $11.1M School Capital Request | - | Nov 3, 2026 | 8 | 52 | 6 |
| Data Center Zoning Moratorium | Planning Board | Nov 7, 2026 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Flint Road Landfill PFAS Remediation | - | Nov 7, 2026 | 7 | 38 | 3 |
| 508 International Event Complaints | - | Sep 22, 2026 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Bay Mountain Farm APR Violation | - | Sep 16, 2026 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Town Employee Insurance Transition | - | Aug 19, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Town Master Plan | Master Plan Steering Committee | Nov 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No actions pending
| Issue1 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large-Scale Clean Energy Siting | - | Sep 16, 2026 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Completed
All issues by status
Sources
Where the data comes from
- City/town website: https://www.townofcharlton.net
- Agendas and meeting calendar: https://www.townofcharlton.net/AgendaCenter (Agenda Center, posted about 1-2 weeks ahead)
- Meeting video: Charlton town government channel on YouTube, https://youtube.com/@tvcharltonmass. Nearly all recorded meetings have captions processed; recordings are sometimes uploaded weeks or months after the meeting.
- Official roster: https://www.townofcharlton.net (Town Government Directory, retrieved 2026-10-18)
- Town Meeting warrants: Special/Annual Town Meeting page on the town site
Data quality notes
- The channel is the only transcript source; the town does not publish minutes with these videos, so no official minutes are attached to the video pages. Meeting transcripts are auto-generated captions, so names and some terms may be misspelled or misheard.
- Some long stretches of meetings are summarized under "Other business", so time on topic is undercounted for a few discussions (Finance Committee 8/19 senior center, about 45 minutes; Planning Board 9/2 Amazon hearing, about 90 minutes).
- The Agenda Center only posts agendas one to two weeks ahead, so the 30-day upcoming list is usually partly filled.