Government · Select Board
Select Board Authorizes PFAS Litigation Contract
West Boylston Select Board voted to join a multi-town PFAS lawsuit against fire apparatus makers.
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Government · Select Board
Select Board Caps Trash Deal at $300,000
West Boylston's Select Board voted to cap a trash contract fix at $300,000 and clear warrant articles for Town Meeting.
Government · Other Committee
CPC Tables Vote On $1.6M Woodland Project
The Community Preservation Committee tabled a vote on $1.6 million in funding for the Woodland Park soccer field and pickleball renovation, citing unresolved drainage and cost questions ahead of the May 18 town meeting.
Government · Other Committee
Parks Commission reviews Woodland Park drainage design
The West Boylston Parks Commission reviewed an updated $1.6 million Woodland Park renovation design and heard residents question why a playground was not included.
Government · Other Committee
Panel forms subcommittee on capital projects
West Boylston's Master Plan Committee voted to form a subcommittee to map out timing for major capital projects before any reach town meeting.
Government · Board of Health
Board of Health Defers Vote on Chicken Rules
West Boylston's Board of Health closed a hearing on backyard chicken rules but held off on voting.
Government · Select Board
Board Splits Over Police Staffing Reclassification
West Boylston Select Board debated, but did not vote on, reclassifying a part-time police administrative assistant into an executive assistant role with a pay raise.
Government · Select Board
Board Endorses PILOT Inequity Report, Ratifies Ward Deal
West Boylston Select Board endorsed a report on decades of state underpayment for reservoir land and ratified a new town administrator's contract.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Splits On Cruiser, Rejects Tractor
West Boylston's Finance Committee deadlocked on a new police cruiser and rejected a $72,000 tractor purchase. Town Administrator Carter presented a $32,824,569 draft budget, warning the town's reliance on free cash to cover recurring deficits is "a ticking bomb within your operating budget."
Government · Other Committee
Parks Panel Reviews Woodland Park Redesign Options
West Boylston's Parks Commission reviewed a revised $1.6 million design for Woodland Street Park aimed at addressing pickleball noise and public feedback.