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Select Board backs plastic reduction bylaw for town meeting

Boxborough Select Board unanimously recommended a revised plastic reduction bylaw to the annual town meeting. Director of Land Use and Permitting Alec Wade presented the bylaw amendment targeting plastic bags, polystyrene, and disposable plastic reduction, which had been voted and approved by the

Townbrief news summary · May 19

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $5.59 million in bond anticipation notes.

Select Board approves $5.59 million in bond anticipation notes. The board unanimously authorized the sale of $424,000 in Series A notes at 3.25 percent to bankHometown and $5.165 million in Series B notes at 4.00 percent to TD Financial Products LLC, with Chair Kristin Hilberg moving the

Townbrief news summary · May 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves two fire safety grants and sets fall town meeting for November.

Boxborough Select Board approves fire safety grants and municipal fee increases. The Board unanimously accepted the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant for $5,787.15 and the Senior Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant for $2,645.62, with Fire Marshal Jason Malinowski noting the

Townbrief news summary · May 11

Government · Select Board

Boxborough Select Board Raises Tax Demand Fee, Sets November Fall Town Meeting Date

Boxborough Select Board raises tax demand fee and sets Fall Town Meeting for November 16.

Townbrief reporting · May 11

Government · Select Board

Select Board accepts Grossman resignation, debates Transfer Station fees

Select Board joins fire truck price-fixing lawsuit and debates Transfer Station fees. The board voted unanimously to authorize Boxborough to join a national class action suit alleging price-fixing among fire apparatus manufacturers, with Town Counsel approval required; Town Administrator Michael

Townbrief news summary · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Boxborough Select Board Blocks Senior Transfer Station Charges, Joins Fire Truck Lawsuit

Boxborough Select Board shields seniors from Transfer Station fee hikes for two years and joins a national fire truck price-fixing lawsuit.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board accepts $15,500 fire safety grant; defers transfer station renaming to future meeting

Boxborough Select Board unanimously approved a $15,500 fire safety equipment grant and directed staff to assess tree hazards on the Town Common. Chair Kristin Hilberg, with all five board members present, moved acceptance of the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services grant, which will fund

Townbrief news summary · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Boxborough Select Board Accepts $15,500 Fire Grant, Orders Tree Risk Assessment

Boxborough Select Board unanimously accepted a $15,500 state fire equipment grant and launched a fee review that could raise Transfer Station charges at its April 13 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Boxborough Select Board and Finance Committee review audit findings

Boxborough's Finance Committee and Select Board held a joint meeting March 31 to review FY25 audit findings revealing multiple-year accounting discrepancies. Select Board members Priya Sundaram, Robert Stemple, and Kristin Hilberg reviewed issues including a $144,000 police detail deficit spanning

Townbrief news summary · Mar 31

Government · Select Board

Board opens FY2027 warrant, approves budget without override.

Boxborough Select Board approves FY2027 budget without override, maintains level service. Finance Committee reported the school assessment at 5.5 percent, well below initial projections, leaving just under $1 million in excess levy. Town Administrator Michael Johns said departmental cuts since

Townbrief news summary · Mar 30