Government · Select Board
Select Board Approves Trash Fee Waiver Request
West Boylston Select Board voted 4-1 to seek a Board of Health waiver ending its pay-as-you-throw trash program. Member Barur R. Rajeshkumar cast the lone no vote.
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The Select Board, Finance Committee, Town Meeting and every other town board, from the meeting record.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Adopts Stormwater Rules to Avoid EPA Order
The Planning Board adopted new stormwater rules and regulations to avoid a federal enforcement order.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Closes Hearing on Trash Overhaul
The West Boylston Select Board closed a three-hour public hearing on a trash collection overhaul that would eliminate pay-as-you-throw bags for a flat $39 monthly fee.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Reviews Police, School Budget Gaps
West Boylston's Finance Committee reviewed police and school budget gaps but took no votes on either.
Government · Select Board
Select Board votes to eliminate trash bags
West Boylston Select Board voted to eliminate pay-as-you-throw trash bags from its new solid waste program. Chair Vanessa Kuzmanovski proposed a flat fee near $39 a month with a 30 percent discount for residents 65 and older, saying the move would save roughly $85,000 a year in bag costs.
Government · Finance Committee
Fire Chief Requests $1.8 Million Ladder Truck
The Finance Committee opened its budget review season with a $1.8 million ladder truck request and other capital pleas.
Government · Board of Health
Board dismisses tobacco fine, adopts trash rules
West Boylston's Board of Health dismissed a $1,000 tobacco fine and adopted new trash rules tied to pay-as-you-throw.
Government · Select Board
West Boylston Sets March 10 Solid Waste Hearing
West Boylston's Select Board set a March 10 public hearing on the town's solid waste program and delayed roadway signage review to a joint March 4 session with the Transportation Committee.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Backs Open Space Plan For Grants
The West Boylston Planning Board voted unanimously to back an updated 10-year Open Space and Recreation Plan, unlocking eligibility for state grants tied to the Woodland Park project.
Government · Board of Health
Board of Health weighs new trash regulations
West Boylston's Board of Health heard sharp resident pushback on proposed trash and recycling rules tied to a new Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
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