Override heads to Oct. 26 town meeting

From Oakham News

• Finance Committee preps override, seeks new members. Oakham's Finance Committee, down to three active members after a vacancy ruling, is mapping outreach for a $550,000 override question while stabilization reserves sit well below the recommended range.Oakham News
• Commission advances draft wetland fee policy. Oakham's Conservation Commission learned that Moraga Storage and other energy firms filed a federal complaint over interconnection costs, and that the town spent $7,000 reviewing Moraga's wetlands permit for just $250 in state fees, a gap driving a draft local fee bylaw.Oakham News
• Finance panel finalizes override session slides. Oakham's Finance Committee finalized presentation slides for two public override information sessions and interviewed a candidate for one of two vacant seats, as members grappled with free cash coming in significantly lower than expected.Oakham News
• Health board extends Zoval cleanup fight to November. Oakham's Board of Health pressed its fight over contamination at 358 Colebrook Road, citing findings serious enough to notify state regulators, and pushed a decision to November 12. It also weighed a report on a landfill unmonitored since 1999.Oakham News
• Selectmen sign warrant for Oct. 26 town meeting. The Oakham Board of Selectmen signed the warrant for an October 26 special town meeting, set for 7 p.m. at Oakham Center School, covering five financial articles including unpaid prior-year bills, a state-budget shortfall, and a Finance Committee report on a possible Proposition 2½ override.Oakham News

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