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Board rejects tax rate split for fiscal 2027

Select Board unanimously rejected all four proposed tax allocations for 2027, keeping single rate; average single-family tax bill rises $540.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 26

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs electric shop site plan 4-1

Select Board approved electrical shop site plan 4-1; advanced AI policy for October 26 vote.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Select Board

Select Board Sunsets Kelly's Corner Committee

Acton's Select Board sunset the decade-old Kelly's Corner Steering Committee as the intersection rebuild nears completion. Public Works Director Dean A.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 28

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Mass Wellspring host agreement

Acton's Select Board previewed a projected $2.6 million fiscal 2028 budget gap and approved a cannabis host community agreement.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 14

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 · 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 · 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 · Select Board

Select Board Continues Daycare Hearing to June 1

The Acton Select Board voted unanimously to continue a hearing on a proposed Primrose child care center to June 1.

Townbrief reporting · May 18

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · May 11