EDC approves two grants, backs single tax rate
The Economic Development Committee approved two business grants, a single tax rate letter and three awards. It voted to give Circles of Joy $3,155 toward a $6,310 wellness equipment purchase and to cover 50 percent of Cha-Cha and Beans' roughly $723 freezer replacement.
Other Committee · Meeting of November 3, 2026
WESTBOROUGH — The Economic Development Committee approved two business grants, a single tax rate letter and three awards. It voted to give Circles of Joy $3,155 toward a $6,310 wellness equipment purchase and to cover 50 percent of Cha-Cha and Beans' roughly $723 freezer replacement. Members approved a letter urging the Select Board to keep a single tax rate ahead of its Dec. 1 hearing.
The committee chose Copen Corporation for best large business, Black Rose for best small business by a roll-call vote and Tribe Fitness 5-4 for best new business. It deferred the company-to-watch award to a Nov. 9 remote meeting.
In the full story:
- Minutes and procedure
- Business assistance grants: Circles of Joy
- Cha-Cha and Beans
- Single tax rate letter
- Committee reports
- EDC awards
- Awards event planning
- Staff update and what is next
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,496 words
Source: the Other Committee meeting of November 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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