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Maynard Select Board approves liquor license upgrade, hears $60 million sewer warning

Maynard Select Board heard a $60 million wastewater plant warning and previewed proposed 7 percent utility rate hikes at its March 3 remote meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 3

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $200,000 water well assessment contract

Select Board unanimously approves $200,000 Verdantas contract for water well exploration. Chaired by David Gavin and including members Mike Stevens, Chris DiSilva, Lindsay McConchie, and Jeffrey Swanberg, the board voted 5-0 to advance the Phase 2 Rockland Avenue Water Treatment Plant capacity plan

Townbrief news summary · Feb 17

Government · Select Board

Select Board Unanimously Approves $200,000 Rockland Avenue Water Exploration Contract

Maynard Select Board approves $200,000 well exploration contract as rate equity dispute simmers.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 17

Government · Select Board

Select Board and Finance Committee review FY27 budget amid projected deficit

Select Board and Finance Committee jointly reviewed Maynard's FY27 budget, surfacing a projected $325,000 general fund deficit. Town Administrator Gregory Johnson presented recommendations centered on revenue forecasts, water supply planning at Rockland Avenue, insurance renewals, and a Deputy Fire

Townbrief news summary · Feb 7

Government · Select Board

Maynard Select Board approves Senior Center lease, opioid funding distribution.

Select Board unanimously approves Senior Center lease and opioid settlement distribution. The board approved a 15-year lease with The Lexvest Group for 141 Parker Street as the town's new Senior Center and adopted a distribution framework for $137,631.14 in opioid settlement funds received to date,

Townbrief news summary · Feb 3

Government · Select Board

Maynard Select Board Signs 15-Year Senior Center Lease at 141 Parker Street

Maynard Select Board unanimously approves 15-year senior center lease and opioid fund framework at February 3 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 3

Government · Select Board

Select Board and Budget Subcommittee approve prior minutes, review fiscal year closings.

Select Board and Budget Subcommittee approve prior minutes, hear comprehensive fiscal update. Town Administrator Gregory Johnson reviewed FY25 closeout status and FY26 expenditures through December 2025, then presented his FY27 recommendations submitted January 21. Major proposals include a new

Townbrief news summary · Jan 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board authorizes green energy and mixed-use development grants

Maynard Select Board unanimously authorized applications for a Massachusetts Clean Energy Center grant and approved a downtown development licensing agreement. The board voted 5-0 to pursue HVAC improvements at Fowler Middle School through the no-match-required grant program, with final selection

Townbrief news summary · Jan 20

Government · Select Board

Maynard Select Board Weighs Spring Debt Exclusion for $25 Million Water Project

Maynard Select Board hears FY27 budget built around a potential $25 million water infrastructure debt exclusion and a projected $33 average tax-bill increase.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 20

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves water infrastructure and staffing contracts.

Select Board unanimously approves water infrastructure contracts and reviews DPW staffing crisis. The board authorized a $119,364 contract with Stantec Consulting Services for a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority connection cost analysis shared by ten communities, and approved a $55,800

Townbrief news summary · Jan 6