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Fire Station Renovation Committee endorses $17.5M project cost for Select Board review

Fire Station Renovation Committee endorses $17.5M project cost ahead of town meeting. Co-chairs Eric Balles and Greg Zurlo confirmed committee consensus on the estimate, which includes all four add alternates and a new roof, with a 6.5 percent contingency based on 15 years of contractor

Cultural Council supports Gleason Library and Highland Building projects

Carlisle Cultural Council backs two community projects with $500,000 in CPA funding support. Karen Gettings presented the Friends of Gleason Library's request for an additional $500,000 in Community Preservation Act funding for the library renovation, which the council voted 5-0 to support for

Municipal Facilities Committee backs library renovation funding and four warrant articles.

Carlisle Municipal Facilities Committee unanimously approved a $500,000 Community Preservation Act grant and a $579,000 HVAC allocation for Gleason Public Library renovation. Chair Jerome Lerman and members Eric Balles, Travis Snell, Scott Jamison, and Bill Risso also endorsed four warrant articles

Environmental Sustainability Committee approves invasive plant removal plan

Carlisle Environmental Sustainability Committee approves nearly $530 for invasive plant removal and native species replacement. Co-Chair Christina Christodoulopoulos presented a proposal to replace invasive burning bushes at Town Hall with native plants including mapleleaf viburnum and bush

Carlisle DEI Commission Elects New Chair, Co-Sponsors Iftar Celebration

Carlisle's DEI Commission elected a new chair and voted to co-sponsor a community Iftar celebration at its April 30 meeting while flagging a tense standoff with the Historic District Commission over Black Heritage Trail signage.