Select Board appoints Toole to Zoning Board, accepts library gift
Stow Select Board appoints Chair Toole to Zoning Board of Appeals. The board unanimously tapped Toole, a licensed construction supervisor with over 30 years of experience, to fill a critical ZBA vacancy amid pending 40B housing applications. Simultaneously, the board accepted a $214,905.75 donation
Select Board · Meeting of July 14, 2026
Stow Select Board appoints Chair Toole to Zoning Board of Appeals. The board unanimously tapped Toole, a licensed construction supervisor with over 30 years of experience, to fill a critical ZBA vacancy amid pending 40B housing applications. Simultaneously, the board accepted a $214,905.75 donation of furnishings for the newly renovated Randall Library from the Randall Library Friends Association.
The board also directed its engineering consultant to formally evaluate three scenarios for Common Road (permanent closure, one-way configuration, or two-way restoration) by the September meeting, with traffic analysis required to inform the decision that will shape the town center's future infrastructure.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of July 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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