Lunenburg Morning Brief, Oct. 30: Select Board rejects special ed fund transfer

From Lunenburg News

• Planning Board takes up School Street pantry plan Lunenburg's Planning Board took up a site plan for relocating the town food pantry to 30 School Street, hearing from an abutter worried about changes to a nearby streetlight near her longtime home, and weighing zoning cleanups headed to the Nov. 17 Special Town Meeting.Lunenburg News
• Select Board finalizes nine-article Nov. 17 warrant Lunenburg's Select Board set a nine-article warrant for the Nov. 17 Special Town Meeting, backing a school track and field study after an engineer found a retaining wall "in a state of failure," while a resident alleged a prior fund transfer violated state law.Lunenburg News
• Conservation Commission weighs Unitil substation plan Lunenburg's Conservation Commission weighed Unitil's plan for a new substation and pole replacement at 934 Massachusetts Avenue after a resident testified invasives and standing water have built up along the utility's right-of-way for over a decade.Lunenburg News
• School Committee declines non-resident float policy Lunenburg School Committee took up a proposal letting students outside the district join Lunenburg High School's homecoming float building, with member Mandy Gilman warning of complications tied to how school districts operate, as members also weighed engineering findings on the McCarran Field track wall.Lunenburg News
• Finance Committee opens hearing on town meeting warrant Lunenburg's Finance Committee opened its hearing on the Nov. 17 Special Town Meeting warrant, weighing a stormwater fee one member called "a game of chicken" while officials warned free cash may not be certified in time, with deliberation continuing Nov. 12.Lunenburg News
• Select Board opposes special ed fund transfer Lunenburg's Select Board took up moving $300,000 in free cash into a special education reserve fund, as Town Manager Jennifer Warren-Dyment warned free cash may not be certified before Nov. 17, and members debated competing flag policies tied to a Supreme Court ruling.Lunenburg News
• Sewer Commission sends delinquent bill to tax lien Lunenburg's Sewer Commission acted on a delinquent Sunny Hill Road account after Business Manager Andrew Valliere said two prior payment plans went unmet, as staff noted the state caps sewer interest at 14 percent versus the town's current 12 percent.Lunenburg News

Happening Fri, Oct 30

• 9:00 AM: Registrars of Voters hold office hours Friday The Lunenburg Board of Registrars of Voters holds office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Town Hall.Town of Lunenburg

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 31, 9:00 AM: Registrars of Voters hold office hours Saturday The Lunenburg Board of Registrars of Voters holds office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Town Hall.Town of Lunenburg
• Mon, Nov 2, 4:30 PM: Board of Health holds revised meeting Monday The Lunenburg Board of Health holds a revised meeting starting at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at Town Hall.Town of Lunenburg
• Mon, Nov 2, 5:20 PM: Capital Planning Committee meets Monday Lunenburg's Capital Planning Committee meets at 5:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at Town Hall.Town of Lunenburg
• Mon, Nov 2, 5:30 PM: Municipal Building Design Committee meets Monday The Municipal Building Design Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at Town Hall.Town of Lunenburg
• Mon, Nov 2: Library's cookbook club kit pickup Monday Lunenburg Public Library's Kids Take-And-Make Cookbook Club kit pickup runs Monday, Nov. 2, in the Children's Room for young chefs to try at home.Lunenburg Public Library
• Mon, Nov 2, 6:30 PM: Friends of LPL hold monthly meeting The Friends of Lunenburg Public Library hold their monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the Wallace Community Room.Lunenburg Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 11:00 AM: Library's '100 Books Bucket List' club meets Lunenburg Public Library's "100 Books Bucket List" book club meets from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the Sudolnik Conference Room.Lunenburg Public Library
• Wed, Nov 4, 4:00 PM: Library hosts D&D one-shot for ages 10-14 Lunenburg Public Library hosts a Dungeons & Dragons one-shot for ages 10 to 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the Sudolnik Conference Room.Lunenburg Public Library
• Thu, Nov 5, 6:45 PM: By-Law Review Committee meets Thursday Lunenburg's By-Law Review Committee meets at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Town Hall.Town of Lunenburg
• Thu, Nov 5, 4:00 PM: Library's weight strengthening series continues Lunenburg Public Library's Weight Strengthening Series with Niki Holtzman runs from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Wallace Community Room.Lunenburg Public Library
• Thu, Nov 5, 6:30 PM: Library program explores book-to-film adaptations Lunenburg Public Library hosts "From Book to Screen: The Greatest Film Adaptations of All Time" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Wallace Community Room.Lunenburg Public Library

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