Oakham

Government · Finance Committee

Oakham Police Budget Cut $15,000 as Town Faces $450,000 Deficit

OAKHAM -- March 24, 2026, Oakham Finance Committee reviews police cuts and floats Proposition 2½ override against a $450,000 deficit. Police Chief Frederick Daring appeared before the committee Tuesday to present a revised fiscal

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Government · Finance Committee

Oakham Finance Committee Eyes Prop 2½ Override to Close $455,000 Budget Gap

OAKHAM -- March 17, 2026, Oakham Finance Committee agrees a Proposition 2½ override is likely unavoidable as the town's fiscal year 2027 budget gap reaches $455,000. At its March 17 meeting, the

Townbrief reporting · Mar 17

Government · Select Board

Oakham Select Board Votes to Extend Overtime Pay to Part-Time Snow Plow Drivers

OAKHAM -- March 16, 2026, Oakham Select Board votes to pay part-time plow drivers overtime after eight consecutive hours. The board voted unanimously March 16 to extend time-and-a-half protections to seasonal

Townbrief reporting · Mar 16

Government · Select Board

Oakham Select Board Advances Highway Pay Raise and Fire Study Contract

OAKHAM -- March 2, 2026, Oakham Select Board tables highway pay raise and fire study contract vote to March 11. The board, meeting Monday, reached informal consensus to reclassify a highway department foreman identified only

Townbrief reporting · Mar 2

Government · Select Board

Oakham Select Board Lays Out Two Roads, Calls Special Town Meeting for March 9

OAKHAM -- February 23, 2026, Oakham Select Board unanimously lays out two subdivision roads and calls a Special Town Meeting for March 9. Acting under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 82, the board adopted an order

Townbrief reporting · Feb 23

Government · Finance Committee

Oakham Finance Committee Reserves $47,000 for Student Vocational Tuition, Eyes Override Vote

OAKHAM -- February 18, 2026, Oakham Finance Committee reserves $47,000 for vocational tuition and approves training budget. The three-member committee, Chair Corey Packard and members Claire Hendroth and Vinny Pucci, voted 3-0

Townbrief reporting · Feb 18

Government · Select Board

Oakham Sends Three Spending Priorities to State Senator for Budget Amendments

OAKHAM -- February 17, 2026, Oakham Select Board votes to seek $307,000 in state budget amendments for fire gear, a library elevator, and solar-fight legal fees. Meeting Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to

Townbrief reporting · Feb 17

Government · Finance Committee

Oakham Finance Committee Approves $527.90 Reserve Fund Dispatch Transfer

OAKHAM -- February 11, 2026, Oakham Finance Committee approves a routine reserve fund transfer and hears a wetlands bylaw pitch. The three-member quorum voted 3-0 on February 11 to transfer $527.90 from

Townbrief reporting · Feb 11

Government · Select Board

Oakham Select Board Votes to Begin Layout of Two Subdivision Roads as Town Ways

OAKHAM -- February 6, 2026, Oakham Select Board opens formal process to accept two subdivision roads as public town ways. The board voted unanimously at a special meeting February 6 to declare its intent to

Townbrief reporting · Feb 6

Government · Select Board

Oakham Select Board Votes to Pursue Eminent Domain for Two Subdivision Roads

OAKHAM -- February 2, 2026, Oakham Select Board votes to place eminent domain road-acceptance article on special town meeting warrant. The board unanimously approved placing an article on a warrant for a special town

Townbrief reporting · Feb 2