Lunenburg Select Board Approves Car Dealer License, Launches Sick Leave Bank

LUNENBURG -- April 21, 2026, Lunenburg Select Board approves used-car dealer license and sets sick leave bank for July amid heated override debate. The board unanimously granted a Class II motor vehicle dealer license to CarXP Auto Group, Inc. for a new location at 36 Summer Street, where owner Rosanne Santos said the relocated business from Leominster will add in-house mechanical repair alongside used vehicle sales. The board also unanimously set July 1, 2026, as the launch date for the town's new sick leave bank policy, with open enrollment in June. Resident Anna Lockwood of 91 Main Street used public comment to challenge override supporters' claims that the balanced budget cuts fire and police services, arguing no personnel are being eliminated and that the balanced budget actually funds a second ambulance for roughly 10 hours daily, and she alleged that roughly $600,000 in prior override funds went unspent due to what she called the former school superintendent's poor financial tracking. The board closed by entering executive session on collective bargaining strategy for Professional Firefighters Local 5369 and AFSCME Council 93.