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Aug 20, 2026

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Commission plans bias incident reporting system

Published Aug 20, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 25, 2026

Commission Seeks Trail Support

The Commission voted 6–0 to request community letters supporting the Black Heritage Trail before the Historic Districts Commission’s July 8 review. The project’s $14,000 reimbursement-based grant is at risk because the required approval will occur after the June 30 funding deadline; the town’s $14,000 match is expected to cover sign production if the grant is lost.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Apr 30, 2026

Commission Approves Community Iftar Celebration

The DEI Commission unanimously approved co-sponsoring a community Iftar celebration during the next Ramadan season. The commission also elected Andrea Foncerrada as chair and reported that its DEI survey had received 74 responses, compared with about 660 in the previous survey.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Apr 16, 2026

Commission approves 2026 inclusion activities

The commission unanimously approved its 2026 activities and associated budget by a 6-0 vote. Planned work includes cultural celebrations, community training, translation services, DEI survey analysis, and a Black Heritage Trail opening event.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Mar 26, 2026

Commission Advances DEI Survey and Heritage Trail

The 2026 DEI Community Survey will launch April 3 and remain open until late May. It will be anonymous, available with accessibility accommodations and multilingual support, and intended for statistical purposes rather than incident investigations.

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Briefing

Feb 26, 2026

Commission plans bias incident reporting system

The working group reported that Concord accounted for 100% of bias incident complaints submitted to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office during the previous six months—about 6 to 8 incidents—despite representing 1% of the county’s population. The Commission is gathering input and plans to submit recommendations to the Select Board in May.

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Briefing

Jan 7, 2026

Commission backs Pride crossings and heritage markers

Commissioners voted unanimously, 8-0, to support temporary Pride Progress flag crosswalks at two locations and a grant-funded project for approximately eight Black Heritage Trail markers. They also approved requesting Pride and Juneteenth proclamations and flag raisings from the Select Board.

1 min readMunicipal coverage