David Horne

The Select Board held a meeting to conduct interviews for a candidate position. Discussions covered budget management strategies for regional school systems, steps for managing large-scale municipal projects, implications of becoming an MBTA-adjacent community, and long-term economic development strategies that maintain rural character.

The meeting included an open session regarding capital improvement requests for the library, as well as an update on community events and fundraisers. The board reviewed and approved a proposal from the Lions Club to renovate the town band stand. Additionally, the superintendent presented information on enrollment numbers and financial projections for the regional school district, with a particular focus on budgetary challenges and legislative funding for rural school districts.

The board discussed the administration of a digital equity grant and the status of pending grants. A new business application for an ANR subdivision was presented, reviewed, and approved. The board also addressed administrative matters regarding the E-Codification process, emphasizing the need to finalize selections for adoption at a future town meeting.

The committee meeting focused on planning for the upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, including finalizing the event schedule and start time. Key topics included coordinating the raising of the flag and the singing of the national anthem, securing participants for the event, organizing student speakers for the Gettysburg Address and preamble, creating certificates for participants, and finalizing speaker titles and honorariums.

The Commission discussed several administrative and operational matters. These included the reimbursement for new garage keys and locks, recent and upcoming burials at various cemetery sites, and potential exhumation concerns involving a specific headstone placement. Additionally, the commission addressed the need to source fertilizer and lime and planned a potential purchase of enzymatic cleaner during upcoming sales events.