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Select Board adopts FY27 water and sewer rates, reappoints ZBA members

Natick adopted FY27 water and sewer rates with a 6 percent increase. The Select Board approved Option 6, which incorporates $5 million in court settlements and grant funding to offset debt service costs, maintaining utility stability while providing modest savings for lowest-use customers. The

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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

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Natick School Committee reorganizes with Brand as Chair

Natick School Committee reorganized on April 6, electing Mr. Brand as Chair. The board voted to elect Ms. Brunell as Vice Chair, Mr. Patel as Clerk, and Linda McGrath as Recording Secretary, with votes of six to zero on each election. The committee also voted by the same margin to retain the law

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Select Board approves Bacon Free Library fence restoration

Natick Select Board approved a Bacon Free Library Corporation request to occupy a public way for a fence restoration project. The board voted 5-0 to allow the fence restoration, with Chair Kathryn M. Coughlin, Vice-Chair Linda Wollschlager, Clerk Kristen L. Pope, Bruce T. Evans, and Cody Jacobs all

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Select Board elects historic all-female leadership in Natick

Natick elected a historic all-female Select Board leadership in an unprecedented reorganization. Chair Kathryn M. Coughlin, Vice Chair Linda Wollschlager, and Clerk Kristen L. Pope were each elected unanimously at the April 1 meeting, marking the first time in town history that all three leadership

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Government · DocumentCenter

Select Board awards $5,475 merit increase to town administrator

The Natick Select Board voted unanimously to award Town Administrator James Errickson a $5,475 merit increase effective January 1, bringing his compensation to $247,215. The board also approved proclamations honoring retiring Veterans Service Officer Paul Carew's 16-year tenure and 70 Veterans

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School Committee honors Flathers, approves prior meeting minutes

Natick School Committee approves meeting minutes while honoring departing member Kate Flathers. The committee met March 23 to approve prior meeting minutes (6-0-1 with one abstention) and a consent agenda including a donation memo (7-0-0 unanimous). Superintendent Dr. Melissa Spash reported on four

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Natick Select Board approves water abatement, environmental deed notice

Natick Select Board unanimously approved a $3,240.23 water abatement for a tenant whose silent toilet leak spiked daily usage from 240 to 2,100 gallons between November and February. Chair Bruce T. Evans was authorized to sign an environmental deed restriction on the former East School site, now

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