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🌱 Patch AM: Essex P&Z To Hear Middle Housing Rules, Proposed Parking Management District

And check out Oktoberfest: A Fundraiser for Guilford VFW Post 7666 on the Essex Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, Essex? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Essex P&Z to weigh middle housing, parking district and new dog pound

Also on today's calendar: Oktoberfest: A Fundraiser for Guilford VFW Post 7666 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 62, low: 41.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Essex P&Z To Hear Middle Housing Rules, Proposed Parking Management District (patch.com) — Essex residents will see several major land-use proposals come before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, including new middle housing rules, a Parking Management District, and a town dog pound and garage on Plains Road. The agenda also revisits a Foxboro Road accessory dwelling, delays a hearing on outdoor music on Westbrook Road, and considers open-space tax abatement, with regional housing updates also on tap.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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