Government

Government · Select Board

Select Board Advances Reduced DPW Building Plan

Acton weighed a slimmed-down $23 million DPW building and a sewer fee dispute.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 24

Government · Finance Committee

Intern Report Finds $11M Cheaper DPW Building Site

Acton Finance Committee interns found a $23 million DPW building plan could be replaced for $11.1 million less.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 11

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Panel Hears Five Interns, Takes No Votes

Acton's Finance Committee spent its August 4 meeting reviewing five student interns' research on town operations, taking no votes.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 4

Government · Finance Committee

Teachers contract trims $1.1 million from Acton gap

Acton's Finance Committee heard that a newly settled teachers contract trimmed $1.1 million off next year's projected budget gap, while a Boston University-bound summer intern pitched an AI tool for resident questions.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 28

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Panel Debates Combining Two Overrides

Acton's Finance Committee debated whether to combine or stagger a proposed operating override and a DPW debt exclusion as it confirmed a $3.3 million structural deficit for fiscal 2028.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs School Street Mixed-Use Permit

The Acton Select Board approved a site plan permit for a mixed-use building at 13 School Street and voted to move all town committees onto official email accounts.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 6

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee Flags High Enterprise Fund Reserves

Acton's Finance Committee pressed budget staff over enterprise funds holding nearly a year's operating budget in reserve.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board accepts deed, OKs rate hikes

The Acton Select Board accepted a deed for 46 Taylor Road, growing the Acton Arboretum, and approved FY2027 rate hikes.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 15

Government · Select Board

Select Board closes hearing on Primrose daycare

The Acton Select Board voted 4-1 to close a year-long public hearing on a Primrose Schools child care project at 457 Massachusetts Avenue, deferring a final decision.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 1

Government · Finance Committee

FinCom votes to form financial forecast subcommittee

The Acton Finance Committee voted to form a new subcommittee to produce a five- to 10-year financial forecast for the town. Fred Loeffler and Scott Sullivan will serve as members, Alex Lenz as chair, and Jason Cole as alternate, with the panel's work sunsetting December 31, 2026.

Townbrief reporting · May 26