Local Reporting by Local People
This report includes the high-level results of actions taken on all thirty-two Articles on the May 15, 2023, Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
Photos and discussion items will be included in a second report in the coming days.
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Sunday is Mother’s Day!
Town Meeting is Monday, beginning at 7:00pm in the High School Auditorium. Let your voice / vote be heard.
The Holliston Council on Aging held its monthly meeting on May 10, 2023. Chair Yvette Cain called the meeting to order at the appointed hour of 2:00pm. After dispensing with the approval of the last meeting’s minutes, the Council moved on to hear the Director’s Report.
The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) meeting was called to order by Chair Matt Putvinski at 7:03 PM, on Monday, May 8, 2023. April meeting minutes were approved and will be available on the Youth and Family Services website.
The Holliston Garden Club and the Friends of Trees have been advocating for Holliston to become a Tree City USA since August of last year. The Select Board has agreed to submit an application to become a Tree City USA. Part of this program’s requirements include adopting a by-law that protects trees in the community.
The weekly meeting of the Holliston Select Board was called to order at 7:01pm by Chair Ben Sparrell. Mr. Cronin was absent.
Holliston’s Spring Annual Town Meeting will be held at the Holliston High School Auditorium beginning at 7:00pm. There are thirty-two Articles on the Warrant that require action by the citizens.
Fresh from Holliston’s successful Public Safety Touch-a-Truck (HFD’s Ladder truck touches the wispy clouds), it’s another full week of activities and meetings.
Holliston’s Principal Assessor shares the fifth installment of “Ask the Assessor” in which he answers the question: “I’ve done nothing to my house. So, why did my assessment go up?”
Under the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Management Act Permit to the Town of Holliston, the Holliston Water Department is mandated to impose a Water Ban every year on nonessential outdoor water use; the Water Ban is effective May 1st to September 30th.
