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Select Board approves $450,000 PFAS pilot study

Maynard Select Board approves a $450,000 PFAS pilot study and hears tenants describe years of brown water.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 6

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves water source permitting contract

The Select Board approved water source permitting and energy efficiency contracts totaling at least $889,132 in capital spending.

Townbrief news summary · Aug 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs $780,000 Push to Permit Five Wells

Maynard approved a $780,000 contract to permit five new wells as it works to raise its water withdrawal cap. The Select Board voted 4-0 for the Verdantas LLC contract, funded by a $3 million bond, covering wells near Old Marlborough Road and Rockland Avenue.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $223,000 traffic safety grant and Vision Zero

Select Board approved $223,000 Shared Streets grant for traffic safety and endorsed Vision Zero.

Townbrief news summary · Aug 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board Picks Concrete Rail for Main St. Bridge

Maynard's Select Board reversed course and picked a concrete railing for the Main Street bridge rebuild.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Updated Water Rules, Advances Rockland Avenue Loan Application

Maynard Select Board updated water regulations to address accessory dwelling unit demand and advanced state funding for system upgrades. Director of Public Works Justin DeMarco warned that ADUs pose incremental risk to the already constrained water production capacity. The Board unanimously

Townbrief news summary · Jul 21

Government · Select Board

Select Board forwards novel wine bar license to state regulators

Maynard Select Board forwards a first-of-its-kind wine bar license to state regulators and splits 3-2 on a bridge rail design.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 21

Government · Select Board

Maynard Budget Sub-Committee tackles unemployment, utilities overages

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

Townbrief news summary · Jul 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board shifts focus to new fiscal 2027 planning priorities

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

Townbrief news summary · Jul 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board Elects Stevens Chair, Oks $557,200 Contract

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 8