April 27, 2026, Select Board Meeting: The Board:
- Proclaimed Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week.
- Finalized Memorial Day observance plans, naming Kristine Westland as Parade Grand Marshall.
- Moved forward with major infrastructure initiatives:
- authorized solar power purchase agreements for Placentino and Adams schools.
- approved the charge for the School Building Committee.
- Included administrative highlights:
- Senior and Veterans Tax Work-Off programs to allow for proxy workers and revised income guidelines.
- accepted a 30-acre land donation for conservation.
- joined a new opioid settlement agreement.
- Removed Town Meeting Article 20, pausing the Arch Street DPW facility project to investigate the Cross Street site as a potentially superior alternative.
- Heard urgent public concerns regarding the impact of a 40B housing project at 194 Lowland Street on the town’s aquifer.
- Discussed a new “PRICE” scoring mechanism designed to help the town objectively prioritize large capital expenditures.
PLEASE NOTE: THESE SUMMARIES ARE GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARE NOT OFFICIAL MINUTES OF MEETINGS.
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Two Department Spotlights:
May Town Meeting Warrant
The Warrant contains 30 Articles. The DPW Project is NOT on this Warrant. The High School Feasibility Study is on the Warrant. The Operating and Capital Budgets are included.
Click here to see a summary of the Warrant and links to more TM information.
US Representative McGovern Delivers Sewer Grant
