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The Select Board voted 5-0 to support or advance numerous 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant articles, including easements for the Mass Central Rail Trail and a public-hearing referral for proposed changes to Planning Board appeals. The Board rejected proposed pension fund borrowing, acceptance of gifts of land, and a transfer to the General Stabilization Fund for the fire contract, each by a 0-5 vote.
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The Board’s votes set its recommendations for residents to consider at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting; the approved articles are not final until the required town meeting action occurs. Supported measures include changes involving visible house numbers, liquor licenses, digital legal notices, green burials, surface-water funding, Community Preservation Act funds, and rail trail easements. The Board also reviewed the recommended FY27 capital budget and changes proposed by the Capital Improvement Planning Committee, but the excerpts do not provide the revised budget totals.
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