Select Board OKs $28.5M in School, PFAS Bonds

Select Board · Meeting of February 2, 2026

GROTON — The Groton Select Board voted unanimously to sell $28.5 million in bonds and a $4.5 million note for the Florence Roche Elementary School project and PFAS water work. Town Manager Mark then presented an $18,129,907 fiscal 2027 municipal budget, a 1.99 percent increase, while the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District's assessment will rise $1.2 million, or 4.32 percent. The district has already cut 35.5 full-time positions over three years and may cut seven to 10 more.

Mark called Governor Healey's Chapter 70 proposal "ridiculous" and said the town secured a $1 million federal PFAS earmark credited to U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan. The board also approved a one-day alcohol license for the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce's March 24 "Taste of Nashoba Valley."

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Source: the Select Board meeting of February 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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