Acton Board Hikes Dump Sticker Fees for FY27
The Acton Select Board approved fiscal 2027 transfer station fee increases and elected new officers. Non-senior access stickers rise from $115 to $127, senior stickers from $12 to $15, and recycling stickers from $20 to $25, effective September 1, 2026, Budget Director Ellie Anderson said.
Select Board · Meeting of May 11, 2026
ACTON — The Acton Select Board approved fiscal 2027 transfer station fee increases and elected new officers. Non-senior access stickers rise from $115 to $127, senior stickers from $12 to $15, and recycling stickers from $20 to $25, effective September 1, 2026, Budget Director Ellie Anderson said. The transfer station's operating budget totals $845,805, up 12.4 percent from fiscal 2026.
The board also elected Alissa Nicol chair, David D. Martin vice chair and Francesca Arsenault clerk, and unanimously approved an electric police cruiser pilot program. Anderson noted non-resident sticker sales jumped "639 percent" since 2019.
A hearing on a seven-unit mixed-use project at 13 School Street was continued to June 15 amid a parking dispute.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of May 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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