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.
Category: Town Government
Ask the Assessor
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?”
Mandatory Odd/Even Water Ban: May 1 – Sept 30, 2023
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.
Select Board Appoints New Town Accountant
Holliston Select Board Chair Ben Sparrell called the May 1, 2023 meeting to order at 7:01pm. The Board got right to work despite Mr. Sparrell’s invitation to “add your May joke here,” which didn’t get any takers.
Exsultet! Receives 2023 Grants
We are also very excited to share that Exsultet! has been awarded three grants for our 2022-23 season! We have recently received a grant from both the Holliston Cultural Council and Dedham Cultural Council for Community based Cultural Programming as well as the Cultural Sector Recovery Grant for Organizations from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Holliston Senior Center – May 2023 Calendar
No matter what your age, there may be something of interest in this calendar so you can be connected to what’s happening in and around Holliston.
Civics Sunday: Final Candidate Slate for Town Election
Town Clerk Elizabeth Greendale has certified the following candidates for office in this year’s Town Election. The Election will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the Holliston High School Fieldhouse, from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm EDT.
Elementary School Lunch Menu – May 2023
Food Service Director Lynne Koenig shares the May lineup of lunches at Placentino and Miller Schools.
May 2023, Town Meeting Warrant Now Posted
Below is a list of articles approved by the Select Board for the May 2023 Annual Town Meeting. Please note that the Warrant is available at townofholliston.us.
Also attached is a link to a discussion of the rationale for Articles 21 and 22 related to borrowing authorizations.
Holliston’s Trees – Past, Present, and Future
On Arbor Day 2023, this article traces the history of trees in Holliston and the future of trees that includes an important vote at the May Town Meeting establishing a Tree Ordinance.
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