Select Board – November 10th Meeting
The Holliston Select Board took the following key actions during the November 10, 2025, meeting:
- Approved the Consent Agenda: The Board formally approved nine Rail Trail license agreements. They also approved the re-appointment of Justine Grassey as Animal Control Officer and granted a One Day all-alcohol permit for Lara Carvalho on November 29, 2025.
- Adopted the “Town Hall Digest” Protocol: The Board discussed and adopted a new communication protocol for summarizing their meetings. This protocol involves using Artificial Intelligence to generate a brief summary and an in-depth recap from the meeting’s audio/video recording, which town staff and the Chair will then review and approve for distribution by the Friday following the meeting.
- Initiated Planning for May 2026 Town Meeting: The Board began formal discussion on a schedule for budget and Town Meeting Warrant approval and prioritization of major proposed items for the May 2026 Town Meeting, including potential by-law changes, including to change the Town Clerk position from elected to appointed and to increase the Select Board size from 3 to 5 members.
While the Board received the final presentation on the Historic Resource Inventory and the request to support the “Save Money With Clean Heat” campaign, these were discussion and presentation items rather than actions that required a formal vote of approval at this specific meeting.
Sewer Commission – November 13th Meeting
The November 13, 2025 Sewer Commission meeting provided updates and budget recommendations for the $1.5 Million grant utilization.
The Sewer Commission covered the status of the Woodland Street Wastewater Treatment System Upgrades & Sewer Project, focusing on the utilization of a $1.5 million grant. The key topics included an update on the WWTF Upgrades, with design completion expected by the end of November, bidding in December/January, and construction scheduled for Spring-Summer 2026. The meeting also reviewed the Opinion of Cost Basis for the treatment system upgrades, detailing costs for various unit processes like RMF Units, clarifiers, and tank conversions, with a projected WWTP Grand Total budget of $1,297,200. Finally, the meeting addressed the Sewer System project, outlining plans for District Formation (finalizing properties and obtaining easements) and Sewer Design (survey, borings, property connection measurements), which is targeted for completion by the end of Summer.
View the slides reviewed by the Commission
Watch the full meeting recording
PLEASE NOTE: THESE SUMMARIES ARE GENERATED BY ARTICIFICAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARE NOT OFFICIAL MINUTES OF MEETINGS. FULL VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OF MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE.
