RANDOLPH — The Randolph Planning Board last Thursday discussed the need for town police and the possibility of allowing tiny houses in Randolph.
Planning Board Chairman John Scarinza said town meeting in March of 2020 decided to set up a committee to investigate the future of police services in Randolph but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee was never staffed and had not met.
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