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Fall Town Meeting warrant set, bridge gap remains
Select Board sets fall Town Meeting warrant as bridge funding gap remains unresolved. From our own coverage: Ayer-Shirley panel sets student account fund caps; Select Board approves fall Town Meeting warrant. Also in today's brief (7 items): Town Hall closed Monday for Columbus Day; Rat…
From Ayer News
- Ayer-Shirley panel sets student account fund caps. Ayer-Shirley School Committee tackled finance cleanup after new treasurer Kami Lemica flagged legacy accounting errors, prompting a state deadline extension, then turned to setting limits on student activity accounts and a stalled elementary building study as enrollment keeps climbing.Ayer News
- Select Board approves fall Town Meeting warrant. Ayer's Select Board approved the warrant for an October 26 Fall Special Town Meeting and a new Barnum Road Bridge contract that leaves a funding gap. The town manager warned that state fire funding sunsets in 2027, just as fiscal 2028 budget work begins.Ayer News
Coming up
- Mon, Oct 12: Town Hall closed Monday for Columbus Day. Ayer Town Hall and municipal offices will be closed Monday, October 12, in observance of the Columbus Day holiday, according to the town's online calendar.Town of Ayer
- Tue, Oct 13: Rate Review, Planning, Council on Aging boards meet Tuesday. Ayer's Rate Review Committee, Planning Board and Council on Aging Board are all scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 13, according to the town's public meeting calendar.Town of Ayer
- Tue, Oct 13: Pocket Forest Workday seeks volunteer caretakers Tuesday. The town holds its next Pocket Forest Workday Tuesday, October 13, as part of an ongoing push to recruit volunteer Forest Care Takers to help maintain Ayer's small public forest plots.Town of Ayer
- Tue, Oct 13, 3 to 5 p.m.: Library hosts free fall vaccine clinic Tuesday. Ayer Library hosts a free vaccine clinic Tuesday, October 13, from 3 to 5 p.m., offering flu, COVID and RSV shots to the public with help from the Nashoba Associated Boards of Health.Ayer Library
- Wed, Oct 14: Devens panel takes up governance changes Wednesday. Ayer's Devens Jurisdiction Framework Committee meets Wednesday, October 14, as the town continues weighing proposed changes to how Devens is governed.Town of Ayer
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