Select Board accepts $26,500 housing grant

Select Board · Meeting of November 2, 2026

Boylston Select Board weighed a nuisance-property bylaw and accepted a $26,500 grant. Vice Chair David Marzo proposed a combined public hearing with the Board of Health, targeted for January or February, after residents' complaints about problem properties. Participants noted the town already has an unregistered vehicle bylaw and leaned toward a written enforcement procedure.

One speaker said "Everyone owns it. No one owns it." The board accepted the Rural Development Fund Grant for the Housing Production Plan update, and approved a procurement policy presented by Town Administrator April Steward that delegates Tier 1 and Tier 2 purchasing to department heads. It also appointed a Cultural Council member.

In the full story:

• Cultural Council appointment
• Nuisance property policy
• Youth apology
• Oak tree donation
• Harrington Park wetland delineation
• Executive session
• Capital planning update
• FY28 budget guidance and vocational school
• Rural Development Fund Grant
• Procurement policy
• Minutes and citizen notification app
• Correspondence and announcements
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,570 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of November 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.