Shrewsbury Select Board Approves Foley Infinity License, Raises Trash Bag Fees 15 Percent

SHREWSBURY -- June 23, 2026, Shrewsbury Select Board approved a 15 percent pay-as-you-throw fee increase and a conditional Infiniti dealer license at its June 23 meeting. The solid waste rate hike, which will add approximately $20.52 per year to average household trash costs effective July 1, passed 3-2 over the objections of Chair Teresa Flynn and member Carlos Garcia, who favored the 10 percent increase Town Manager Kevin Mizekar had originally proposed; member Greg Richards backed the higher rate, arguing the consumption-based program should shift more cost to heavier users and that Shrewsbury remains competitive with peer communities even after the increase. Separately, the board unanimously approved a Class 1 motor vehicle dealer license for RJ Foley Inc. DBA Foley Infinity at 894 Boston Turnpike, conditioned on the applicant satisfying all Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals requirements, after attorney Richard Ricker produced Registry of Deeds variances not found in town records and argued the June 30 Infiniti franchise deadline left no time to await a ZBA hearing. Mizekar, who took the oath of office for his fourth term as town manager earlier that day, also presented a reorganization plan introducing a deputy town manager position with 38 applicants already in the field and no net increase in full-time staff or budget.