Natick Select Board appointed 13 members to six committees with terms expiring June 30, 2029. Chair Kathryn M. Coughlin, Vice-Chair Linda Wollschlager, Clerk Kristen L. Pope, Bruce T. Evans, and Cody Jacobs voted after conducting interviews with standardized questions. The board appointed Katie
Select Board endorses one-year plan for Johnson school interim uses. The Natick Select Board unanimously endorsed the Johnson Interim Use Matrix on July 8, establishing a timeline through June 2027 to explore temporary occupancies of the former Johnson Elementary School building. Chair Kathryn M.
Natick Select Board approved major infrastructure improvements in a June 24 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to advance the South Natick Dam spillway removal project, funded by a $1 million grant covering 90 percent of costs with work already mobilized and all permits in place. The board authorized
Natick's Main Street Working Group unanimously approved a final report on a hybrid downtown redesign concept, paving the way for Select Board consideration. The 11-member group, led by Jason Mancuso, voted to clarify snow removal costs as "up to $250,000" depending on annual snowfall and revised
Natick Select Board approved $8.5 million in municipal debt on June 10. Chair Kathryn M. Coughlin and the board unanimously authorized sale of $4.51 million in General Obligation bonds to SWBC Investment Services and $4.015 million in Bond Anticipation Notes to Academy Securities, following
Natick's Main Street working group narrowly endorsed a Hybrid design concept for downtown improvements. The 15-member Main Street Improvement Project Working Group, led by Morgan Griffiths, voted 8-7 to recommend the Hybrid Concept to the Select Board for formal design development. Deputy Chief
Natick's Main Street Working Group deferred a vote on endorsing a hybrid street redesign to June 8 or 9 after members identified information gaps. The 14-member group unanimously approved meeting minutes and heard public comment questioning the design's safety implications and funding drivers.
Natick Select Board appointed two police officers and adopted a Pride Month proclamation at its May 13 meeting. Chair Kathryn M. Coughlin and fellow board members voted unanimously on both items. New officers Matthew W. Hanley, 26, of Braintree, and Joshua P. Reget, 24, of Bellingham take posts
Natick Select Board voted unanimously to submit Home Rule Petitions authorizing Police Chief James Hicks and Deputy Police Chief Brian Lauzon to continue employment beyond the mandatory state retirement age of 65. The Board also appointed Raymond Douglas Powell to the Planning Board in a 3-2 vote
Natick school committee voted to close school choice for the 2026-27 school year. The committee unanimously rejected transfers that would have generated $5,000 per student in revenue plus special education increments, according to Assistant Superintendent Matthew Gillis. The Committee also
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