West Boylston

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Trash Fee Waiver Request

West Boylston Select Board voted 4-1 to seek a Board of Health waiver ending its pay-as-you-throw trash program. Member Barur R. Rajeshkumar cast the lone no vote.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 18

Government · Planning Board

Planning Board Adopts Stormwater Rules to Avoid EPA Order

The Planning Board adopted new stormwater rules and regulations to avoid a federal enforcement order.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 11

Government · Select Board

Select Board Closes Hearing on Trash Overhaul

The West Boylston Select Board closed a three-hour public hearing on a trash collection overhaul that would eliminate pay-as-you-throw bags for a flat $39 monthly fee.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 10

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Panel Reviews Police, School Budget Gaps

West Boylston's Finance Committee reviewed police and school budget gaps but took no votes on either.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 5

Government · Select Board

Select Board votes to eliminate trash bags

West Boylston Select Board voted to eliminate pay-as-you-throw trash bags from its new solid waste program. Chair Vanessa Kuzmanovski proposed a flat fee near $39 a month with a 30 percent discount for residents 65 and older, saying the move would save roughly $85,000 a year in bag costs.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 4

Government · Finance Committee

Fire Chief Requests $1.8 Million Ladder Truck

The Finance Committee opened its budget review season with a $1.8 million ladder truck request and other capital pleas.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 26

Government · Board of Health

Board dismisses tobacco fine, adopts trash rules

West Boylston's Board of Health dismissed a $1,000 tobacco fine and adopted new trash rules tied to pay-as-you-throw.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 25

Government · Select Board

West Boylston Sets March 10 Solid Waste Hearing

West Boylston's Select Board set a March 10 public hearing on the town's solid waste program and delayed roadway signage review to a joint March 4 session with the Transportation Committee.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 18

Government · Planning Board

Planning Board Backs Open Space Plan For Grants

The West Boylston Planning Board voted unanimously to back an updated 10-year Open Space and Recreation Plan, unlocking eligibility for state grants tied to the Woodland Park project.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 11

Government · Board of Health

Board of Health weighs new trash regulations

West Boylston's Board of Health heard sharp resident pushback on proposed trash and recycling rules tied to a new Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 11