Holiday events and Board / Committee meetings fill this week.
Category: Town Government
School Committee Meeting
Stacey Raffi, Chair, called the regular session of the School Committee meeting at 7:23 PM, following an Executive Session that began at 7 PM.
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Traffic Advisory Committee Meets
The Town’s TAC (Traffic Advisory Committee), chaired by Police Chief Matt Stone met virtually on Wednesday, December 9th, from 10 am to 11:10 am.
What To Know As Library Pauses In-person Service
The Holliston Public Library will temporarily pause in-person visits beginning December 14 to ensure the safety of staff as the number of COVID cases rises.
COVID-19: December 10, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
Each week, the Department of Public Health releases town-by-town COVID-19 case and testing numbers, along with demographic breakdowns of COVID-19 case data and higher education-related testing and positive cases. Our communities’ positive totals in this week’s public health report can be found below.
Holliston: 275 (+32 from last week)
Governance Committee Continues Work
The Tuesday evening remote meeting of the Governance Committee (GC), called to order at 7:03 PM, by Chair Sam Tyler, appeared an exercise in explanation and revision of their on-going work to create By-Law Articles to delineate and clarify Holliston’s Fiscal Budget Process.
Holliston Energy Program Enhancements
Price stability and a significant increase in the amount of renewable energy the community uses to power their homes and businesses were two goals the Town of Holliston had when it requested bids for its energy program. Those goals have now been realized.
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COVID-19: December 9, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
Too often these newsletters contain sobering, but necessary updates about the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, I have good news to report today.
This morning, the Governor announced the first planned rollout for the acquisition and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Commonwealth has already requested 59,475 doses of vaccine from the federal government and expects to receive 300,000 total by the end of December.
Select Board Sets FY 21 Tax Rate at $17.85
The Select Board continued the annual Tax Classification Public Hearing at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
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COVID-19: December 8, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
As you have likely seen in these newsletters, most our key public health metrics are trending in the wrong direction in recent weeks. Our positive case numbers are up 193% in the last 30 days, and our hospitalization numbers are up 177%. Our positive test rate is up from 2.3% a month ago to 5.8% today.