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Select Board awards Fire Station Renovation to second-lowest bidder

Select Board awards Fire Station Renovation contract to second-lowest bidder. Chair Scott Triola announced the apparent lowest bid failed to qualify as lowest and most responsive and responsible bidder due to the cost of the roof add alternate. The second bidder's proposal fits the published

Townbrief news summary · May 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves FY27 budget with vocational student tuition line item

Carlisle Select Board unanimously approves FY27 operating budget with new vocational tuition line. The $200,000 addition to cover tuition and transportation for up to four vocational students was offset by $50,000 in projected state aid and $150,000 from free cash, bringing the total operating

Townbrief news summary · May 12

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves land stewardship charter and appoints four members

Select Board approves land stewardship charter and names four committee members. Vice Chair Barney Arnold moved and the board unanimously backed a revised Land Stewardship Committee charter and voted 5-0 to appoint Adam Chojnacki, Alex Parra, Angie Burge, and Chris Spinney to the panel. The board

Townbrief news summary · Apr 28

Government · Select Board

Select Board endorses food waste reduction, approves fire station bid timeline and credit card policy.

Carlisle Select Board finalizes May 18 town meeting warrant, approves food waste policy. The Board voted unanimously to adopt a "Responsible Disposal of Food Waste" policy effective April 22 encouraging voluntary compliance, after Chair Scott Triola prevailed on framing food waste reduction as a

Townbrief news summary · Apr 14

Government · Select Board

Woburn Council Committee Advances Pulte Homes Zoning Amendment to Full Council

CARLISLE -- April 13, 2026, Woburn council committee votes 4-0 to send Pulte Homes 504-unit zoning amendment to full council. The Committee on Ordinances, Charter and Rules advanced a proposed amendment to the

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board unanimously backs $38.98M FY27 budget, backs capital articles

Carlisle Select Board unanimously approved $38,977,248 FY27 operating budget and six capital articles totaling over $20 million in borrowing and spending. Town Administrator Ryan McLane presented the third draft, projecting a 4.73 percent average tax bill increase of approximately $862 per home,

Townbrief news summary · Mar 24

Government · Select Board

Concord Select Board Votes 4 to 1 for Rooftop Solar Policy at Town Meeting

Concord Select Board endorsed a rooftop solar policy for municipal buildings and advanced a suite of Town Meeting articles at its March 23 session.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves fire station renovation to advance to bidding phase

Select Board approves fire station renovation bidding, costing $17.5 million. The committee's revised two-story design, prepared by Tecton architect Matt Salad and project manager Niel Joyce of CMS, includes new apparatus bays, administrative offices, fitness room, training facilities, and five

Townbrief news summary · Mar 10

Government · Select Board

Select Board visits Benfield Farms, hears resident complaints about maintenance and affordability.

Select Board visits Benfield Farms Apartments, documents resident grievances on maintenance and rent. Chair Scott Triola, members Travis Snell and David Thomas, Town Administrator Ryan McLane, and Assistant Town Administrator Aubrey Thomas toured the three-floor complex at 575 South Street and

Townbrief news summary · Feb 25

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $39 million FY27 budget with 4.56% tax increase

Select Board approves $39M FY27 budget with 4.56% average tax increase. Town Administrator Ryan McLane presented Budget Draft 2 to the Select Board and Finance Committee on February 24, with an operating budget of $39,015,934 representing a 5.84% increase, driven by a 9.08% regional high school

Townbrief news summary · Feb 24