Can I reserve the Common for an event?
Yes, requests go through the Cemetery & Parks Department, and organizers are asked for a suggested $50 donation toward upkeep.
Can I bring my dog to Townsend Town Common?
Townsend sets no leash length. Its dog bylaw works through nuisance: a dog is a public nuisance if it runs at large and unrestrained on land that is not its owner's, or is on public school grounds without restraint. The bylaw expressly allows dogs being exercised under their owner's immediate…