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The Select Board unanimously recommended favorable action on a proposed $29.9 million Center for Active Living, an approximately $1.81 million library chiller replacement, and plans to end civil service for Police and Fire hiring. It recommended no action on proposed sales of 8 Short Street and 230 North Street.
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These votes are recommendations for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting, not final project approvals. The Center for Active Living would be built at Bare Cove Park Drive, while the chiller replacement is intended to keep the library operating as a summer cooling center. Ending civil service would change how Police and Fire vacancies are filled, but payments under the related agreements cannot be made until final revocation language is approved.
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