Government

Carlisle's Commission on Disability unanimously accepted the content of the town's long-awaited ADA self-evaluation and transition plan but postponed a scheduled July 20 Select Board presentation after discovering accessibility deficiencies in the consultant's own PDF documents.

Concord Personnel Board defers employee handbook vote after water and sewer workers flood meeting over overtime dispute.

Concord Municipal Light Plant board reviews battery storage export policy and postpones a solar PPA executive session.

Carlisle's Climate Action Committee tentatively endorsed a consultant-proposed scoring rubric for ranking the town's next five-year climate actions, while raising substantive concerns about how it handles resilience, co-benefits, and timeline.

Concord Recreation Commission hears first-ever financial sustainability model projecting need for roughly 10 percent fee increases across programs.

Concord's MCI Master Plan Committee raised sharp concerns about density, traffic access, and affordability targets for the redevelopment of the former MCI Concord prison site at its June 25 meeting.

Carlisle's Natural Resources Commission approved a trail bridge for Pathfinder Farm, signed a conservation restriction amendment, and voted to reopen its search for a Warner's Pond Management Committee seat at its June 24 meeting.

Concord Municipal Light Plant Board unanimously approves a vehicle-to-grid pilot rate for electric school buses. The 5-0 vote at the board's June 18 meeting clears the way for commissioning newly installed Level 3 chargers at the school bus depot, which were funded by a state grant.