Government · Board of Health
Board of Health Defers Vote on Chicken Rules
West Boylston's Board of Health closed a hearing on backyard chicken rules but held off on voting.
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Government · Select Board
Board Splits Over Police Staffing Reclassification
West Boylston Select Board debated, but did not vote on, reclassifying a part-time police administrative assistant into an executive assistant role with a pay raise.
Government · Select Board
Board Endorses PILOT Inequity Report, Ratifies Ward Deal
West Boylston Select Board endorsed a report on decades of state underpayment for reservoir land and ratified a new town administrator's contract.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Splits On Cruiser, Rejects Tractor
West Boylston's Finance Committee deadlocked on a new police cruiser and rejected a $72,000 tractor purchase. Town Administrator Carter presented a $32,824,569 draft budget, warning the town's reliance on free cash to cover recurring deficits is "a ticking bomb within your operating budget."
Government · Other Committee
Parks Panel Reviews Woodland Park Redesign Options
West Boylston's Parks Commission reviewed a revised $1.6 million design for Woodland Street Park aimed at addressing pickleball noise and public feedback.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Panel Accepts Completed Dam Removal
West Boylston's Conservation Commission voted to accept the completed removal of an aging Quinapoxet River dam and continued an unresolved wetlands violation hearing.
Government · Select Board
Board OKs school bid, pauses capital projects
The West Boylston Select Board approved submitting a statement of interest for a new elementary school and appointed Michael Ward as town administrator.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Interviews Three Town Administrator Finalists
West Boylston's Select Board interviewed three finalists for town administrator but took no vote on the hire. Candidates Michael Ward, Sean Fitzgerald and Mike Slasek fielded questions on structural budget pressures, staff morale and the town's new monthly trash fee program.
Government · Board of Health
Health Board Drops Trash Bag Mandate
West Boylston's Board of Health voted to eliminate its pay-as-you-throw trash bag requirement and continued a contentious hearing on new farm animal rules to April 15.
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board approves Richards Ave. porch, addition
The West Boylston Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit and a variance for a Richards Avenue homeowner to add a second story and covered porch.
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