Hubbardston Morning Brief, Nov. 2: Town meeting closes budget gap, rejects pact

From Hubbardston News

• Assessors approve Chapter 61 tax breaks The Hubbardston Board of Assessors took up a batch of Chapter 61 land-tax exemptions and a rollback-tax question on a family home-site split, ahead of a November 12 meeting on setting a split or single tax rate.Hubbardston News
• Meeting house panel rejects Black History program The Hubbardston First Meeting House Preservation Committee considered sponsoring a February Black History program after a member flagged a new structural concern near the building's stairs and kitchen that he said needs inspection before more winter events.Hubbardston News
• Dispatch board accepts Southbridge as member The Central Mass Regional 9-1-1 District admitted Southbridge as a conditional member after voters there endorsed joining by a lopsided margin, as dispatch officials separately flagged a legal budget that may need to roughly double and an unresolved dispute over transferring dispatchers' seniority.Hubbardston News
• Building panel drops June vote for special meeting Hubbardston's Municipal Complex Building Committee abandoned a June annual town meeting vote and moved toward a fall special town meeting instead, after architects missed mechanical and electrical cost estimates and committee members could not reconcile early design and construction spending.Hubbardston News
• Finance Committee backs CPA funding before town meeting Hubbardston's Finance Committee took up two Community Preservation Act articles and a revised regional school agreement ahead of the October 27 special town meeting, with the Select Board chairman objecting that a school-repair threshold has stayed at $5,000 for decades.Hubbardston News
• Select Board declines to back school agreement Hubbardston's Select Board met ahead of town meeting to weigh the Quabbin Regional School District agreement and new bylaws restricting overnight camping and parking, brought by the Board of Health after an unhoused person was found parking overnight at a town entrance.Hubbardston News
• Town meeting closes budget gap, rejects school pact Hubbardston's special town meeting took up a $275,000 budget shortfall caused by fuel costs rising sharply after June's tax-rate vote, and weighed a Quabbin Regional School Agreement that has kept its emergency-capital threshold unchanged for decades.Hubbardston News
• Ag Commission advances livestock emergency plan The Hubbardston Agricultural Commission refined a draft animal emergency preparedness plan, with large-animal vet practice Equidoc offering a two-year response agreement and members building a supply list for a pending grant tied to a $300 town allocation.Hubbardston News

Happening Mon, Nov 2

• 12:00 a.m.: FY27 Real Estate Taxes DUE 11/2/2026: Monday at 12:00 a.m FY27 Real Estate Taxes DUE 11/2/2026 is listed on the town calendar for Monday, Nov. 2 at 12:00 a.m. at 48 Gardner Road, Unit 10 - Tax Collector.Town of Hubbardston
• 6:30 p.m.: Select Board meets Monday evening at town hall The Hubbardston Select Board meets Monday, November 2 at 6:30 p.m. at 48 Gardner Road to continue regular town business.Town of Hubbardston
• 6:30 p.m.: Quabbin school policy subcommittee meets Monday Quabbin Regional School District's Policy and Review/Reform Subcommittee meets Monday, November 2 at 6:30 p.m. to review district policies.Town of Hubbardston

Coming up

• Tue, Nov 3, 1:30 p.m.: Seniors chorus rehearses Tuesday afternoon The Swingin' Singin' Seniors Chorus rehearses Tuesday, November 3 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 48 Gardner Road.Town of Hubbardston
• Wed, Nov 4, 6:30 p.m.: Montachusett Tech school committee meets Wednesday The Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School Committee meets Wednesday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m.Town of Hubbardston
• Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 p.m.: Library trustees meet Thursday evening The Hubbardston Board of Library Trustees meets Thursday, November 5 at 7 p.m. at 48 Gardner Road.Town of Hubbardston
• Sat, Nov 7, 9:00 a.m.: Second Chance Animal Services visits Saturday Second Chance Animal Services holds a clinic in Hubbardston Saturday, November 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Town of Hubbardston

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