Mendon Morning Brief, Oct. 29: Clerk job moves from elected to appointed

From Mendon News

• Select Board finalizes 21-article town meeting warrant Mendon's Select Board set a 21-article warrant for the October 27 special town meeting, including a question on whether to make the elected town clerk position appointed and a disclosed $160,000 unpaid police-detail bill from a Route 16 utility subcontractor.Mendon News
• Conservation Commission orders pond study after violation Mendon's Conservation Commission took up an illegally expanded wetland-turned-pond property, weighing enforcement after a 2015 permit lapsed and aerial imagery showed alteration beyond its bounds, as the commission's agent prepares to depart for a shared role with Douglas and Sutton.Mendon News
• Board of Health reviews noise bylaw ahead of vote Mendon's Board of Health reviewed a draft noise bylaw before voters took it up at the October 27 town meeting, as the vice chairman said the board was never formally notified of an October 8 public hearing despite submitting input in May.Mendon News
• Council on Aging adopts oldest-resident policy amid resignations Mendon's Council on Aging set new rules for the town's oldest-resident recognition as two longtime board members announced their departures, including a member citing her approaching 84th birthday, and the director said she will retire November 13 after nearly 19 years.Mendon News
• Finance Committee backs $50,000 building study Mendon's Finance Committee weighed a feasibility study for a three-building municipal project estimated at $12 million to $13 million, after an $80,000 discrepancy in new growth revenue projections left the town administrator unable to explain the gap ahead of the Select Board's October 21 review.Mendon News
• Library trustees draft reserve fund policy Mendon library trustees discussed setting aside about $50,000 for emergency repairs and $7,000 annually for staff development from future state aid, as Serenity Cafe weighed hosting fundraisers for the library's renovation fund and trustees awaited word on two previously unfunded budget requests.Mendon News
• Planning Board approves auto repair shop permit Mendon's Planning Board granted a special permit for an auto repair shop at 149 Uxbridge Road, waiving detailed site plan review after members cited existing stormwater infrastructure from a prior automotive tenant, and previewed a coming fee schedule revision.Mendon News
• Select Board sends $80,616 to stabilization fund Mendon's Select Board sent a new-growth revenue surplus to the stabilization fund ahead of special town meeting, kept the Senior Means Tested Exemption at 150 percent of the state circuit breaker credit, and tabled a license-plate reader policy pending a November public hearing.Mendon News

Happening Thu, Oct 29

• 9:00 a.m.: Fall in to Fairy Tales program set for Thursday Mendon's Fall in to Fairy Tales program is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, at 9 a.m., according to the town calendar.Mendon Town Calendar

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