Groton Morning Brief, Oct. 28: Select Board adopts FY28 override guidance

From Groton News

• Select Board weighs counsel conflict on park contract Groton's Select Board took up whether to keep outside counsel working on a Park Commission contract after a speaker disclosed that the town's law firm also represents a party called M.J. Cataldo.Groton News
• Planning Board closes battery storage hearing Groton's Planning Board worked through a battery storage proposal for 600 Cowpond Brook Road, pressing on fire-suppression specifics and unconfirmed assurances that emissions won't disturb the MIT Haystack Observatory, while also hearing of a Community Preservation funding gap and a rail-trail grant.Groton News
• Select Board adopts FY28 override guidance Groton's Select Board adopted budget guidance for fiscal 2028, directing the town manager to prepare both a balanced budget and tiered Proposition 2½ override options as the town confronts a $2.163 million deficit driven by a projected 9.24 percent rise in the regional school assessment.Groton News

Happening Wed, Oct 28

• 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Town Clerk Meeting: Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m Town Clerk Meeting is listed on the town calendar for Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Town Hall: First Floor Meeting Room 173 Main Street.Town of Groton
• 4:00 p.m.: Destination Groton Committee meets Wednesday The Destination Groton Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m.; see the posted agenda for details.Town of Groton
• 8:00 p.m.: Town Forest Committee meets Wednesday night Groton's Town Forest Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Town Hall small conference room.Town of Groton

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 p.m.: Tax relief committee for elders meets Thursday The T.R.E.A.D. Committee, which handles tax relief for elders and the disabled, meets Thursday, Oct. 29, from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Groton Center.Town of Groton

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