Maynard Budget Sub-Committee grapples with unemployment and utilities overages. Town Administrator Gregory Johnson reported unemployment compensation expenses reached $132,976 against a $45,000 budget, an $87,976 overage the Sub-Committee asked the School Department to clarify. A solar array
Maynard Library Board of Trustees elects new leadership during July meeting. At the July 14 meeting, the board elected Chris Rees as Chair, Jane Healy as Secretary, and Richard Pepin as Member at Large. Library Director Jean Maguire was named Vice President of the Minuteman Library Network. The
Maynard Conservation Commission continues the Wisteria Lane ADU hearing, requires environmental plan revisions. The Commission extended its public hearing on an accessory dwelling unit at 10 Wisteria Lane to July 28, 2026, requiring the applicant to reduce a proposed 5,400-square-foot lawn area and
Select Board outlines framework for fiscal 2027 strategic goals. The board spent its July 13 meeting reviewing the effectiveness of its fiscal 2026 goals and consolidating emerging themes—transportation, economic development, and infrastructure—into a new strategic-goals framework. Chair Mike
Maynard Finance Committee names Prendergast as new chair and elects officers for fiscal year. Jillian Prendergast was elected chair, Katie Moore vice chair, and Linda Holt secretary, all by unanimous 6 to 0 votes at the July 13 remote meeting. The committee approved minutes from June 22 and
The Maynard Select Board elected Mike Stevens as chair and Lindsay McConchie as clerk for fiscal 2027, then approved a $557,200 design contract with VHB for Powder Mill Road safety and transit improvements.
Maynard's Golf Course Advisory Task Force began reviewing the town's recreational facility needs and the golf course's 2022-2026 lease agreement. Five of six members attended the July 8 remote meeting. Vice Chair Gregory Zammuto will draft a public survey to assess community preferences for the
Planning Board determines Powder Mill Road modifications require major review. The Board voted 5-0 that modifications to ASMC LLC's residential project at 2-6 Powder Mill Road — including removal of six columns, conversion to all one-bedroom units, and a building envelope change from brick and
Maynard library reports building project on track for July completion. Library Director Jean Maguire reported a successful Read-a-Thon held June 23 with 53 attendees raising funds for children's programming. The Pridefest library table attracted an estimated 120 visitors and issued 16 new cards.
Maynard Conservation Commission votes to extend market project, delays waterside dwelling hearing. Commission extended the Assabet Co-Op Market Order of Conditions to June 30, 2027, after Lorne Bell noted that grant funding for invasive species work had expired. The Commission continued review of a