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Finance Committee opens hearings on FY27 budget, debt outlook, and town meeting articles

Finance Committee opens hearings on $91.9 million FY27 budget. Chair Carolyn Campbell and the committee unanimously opened public hearings on the annual and special town meetings scheduled for May 4, advancing the operating budget, departmental reviews, and seven proposed articles including

Select Board approves Housing Production Plan and appoints three town volunteers

Select Board approves Housing Production Plan and appoints library trustee and committee members. The Board unanimously adopted the Housing Production Plan with authorization for staff edits, while member Scott Carrara raised concerns about converting commercial or industrial land to housing on

Planning Board approves senior housing zoning amendment, advances selective rezoning items

Planning Board backs senior housing zoning amendment and selective rezoning to Town Meeting. Chair Daniel Kelly and Vice Chair Paul DeMusz led the four-member board in unanimous votes to recommend the new Section 7.6 Senior Housing Development article, which includes revised density standards and

Stoughton School Committee approves capital articles, three field trips, and school calendar draft

Stoughton School Committee unanimously approved fiscal year 2027 capital articles with one exception and adopted the 2026-2027 school calendar. Ms. Karen Powers voted against the capital articles motion, while all other votes passed unanimously, including approval of three bundled field trips for

Energy and Sustainability Committee discusses decarbonization grant, building code.

The Energy and Sustainability Committee advanced plans for a Specialized Building Code article and negotiated the scope of a DOER Decarbonization Roadmap grant. Chair David Billo and members Nathan Cleveland, Molly Cochran, and Arthur Rigor De Eva, Jr. met with Town Energy Manager Kathy Stanley and