Select Board backs $2.75M school study on warrant
Select Board backed a $2.75 million school study for the warrant, approved tree removals and bylaw changes, and took no vote on senior housing.
In this report: Key decisions · Next dates · Full report · Sources
What happened
The Select Board voted unanimously to support placing a $2.75 million school building feasibility study, a fire alarm revolving fund, state sprinkler statutes, and a gas-powered leaf blower noise bylaw on the November Town Meeting warrant. The board voted 5-0 to remove two Canadian hemlocks and five red pines from the Town Green while retaining a contested Norway maple. No vote was taken on a proposed 215-unit senior housing zoning overlay, pending a Planning Board public hearing on October 21.
Key decisions
- 💰 $2.75 million school building feasibility study. The board voted unanimously to support the 2.75 million dollar appropriation and place it on the Town Meeting warrant. The board deferred the decision on funding source, free cash or stabilization reserve, to a future meeting, noting this choice affects the vote threshold. (Vote unanimous). Read case details
- 🏢 215-unit senior housing zoning overlay. No vote was taken. The board indicated it intends to place the item on the warrant pending the Planning Board's public hearing on October 21, 2026. (Next: Oct. 21). Read case details
- 📜 Fire alarm revolving fund and sprinkler law acceptance. The board voted unanimously to include a fire alarm revolving fund and acceptance of state sprinkler statutes on the warrant. The revolving fund would shift fire alarm costs from taxpayers to contractors for non-town-owned buildings, while the statutes would require sprinklers in lodging houses and buildings with four or more dwelling units. (Vote unanimous). Read case details
- ● Remove two hemlocks and five red pines from Town Green. The board voted 5-0 to remove two Canadian hemlocks and five red pines from the Town Green. The board voted to retain a contested Norway maple despite its basal cavity and dead limbs. (Vote 5-0). Read case details
- 📜 Gas-powered leaf blower noise bylaw. The board voted unanimously to place the gas-powered leaf blower noise bylaw on the warrant, with language referencing worker health and safety removed to focus the measure on noise enforcement. (Vote unanimous). Read case details
- 👤 Appoint Nicholas Danforth to Affordable Housing Trust. The board voted unanimously to appoint Nicholas Danforth to the open seat on the Affordable Housing Trust. The board deferred a decision on expanding the Trust's membership beyond five members to first quarter of 2027. (Vote unanimous). Read case details
Next dates
- Oct. 21: Planning Board public hearing on senior housing zoning overlay
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