Select Board defers water rate decision; approves sustainability policy
Natick Select Board deferred a water-rate decision pending analysis of 30 million dollars in PFAS treatment costs. Executive Director Bill Spratt presented three funding options requiring rate increases, with the most aggressive increasing fixed revenue from 14 percent to 18 percent; the board
DocumentCenter · Meeting of April 15, 2026
Natick Select Board deferred a water-rate decision pending analysis of 30 million dollars in PFAS treatment costs. Executive Director Bill Spratt presented three funding options requiring rate increases, with the most aggressive increasing fixed revenue from 14 percent to 18 percent; the board continued the hearing to April 29 on a 5-0 vote. The board unanimously approved a sustainable purchasing policy update maintaining a 10 percent eco-preference and end-of-life disposal guidance, supporting 370,000 dollars in state grant eligibility.
The board also unanimously approved amendments to the Intermunicipal Agreement governing the Middlesex Regional Emergency Communications Center, shifting payment schedules to align with grant cycles ahead of January 2027 completion.
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Source: the DocumentCenter meeting of April 15, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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