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At the January 20 Charter Review committee meeting Chairman Michael Manugian cited Town Manager Haddad's public criticism of Conservation Administrator Takashi Tada - criticism included in a memo admonishing the Conservation Commission - as a reason to change the Charter so the HR Manager reports...
The Prescott School Municipal Building Committee Chairman Greg Sheldon advised Selectmen that his committee has been making progress on the short-term and long-term planning for the future of the historic school building, one that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
For over a...
Former Groton Selectman and retired school superintendent and consultant Mihran Keoseian currently serves as Chairperson of the Council On Aging Planning Committee and is working closely with his team to assess the needs of seniors in the community, now and into the future. He presented an outline...
Groton's 'Talk About Groton' blog lit up on Tuesday morning with parents and residents seeking information about a possible bomb threat called into the school district and trying to understand what was happening at the Groton-Dunstable Middle School campus with Groton Police and Fire along with...
Groton Dunstable School Committee and its various subcommittees had a number of meetings scheduled last week. We will provide a high level narrative of some of the topics of consequence.
Regional Agreement Subcommittee
January 12 the special committee responsible for drafting a new regional...
The Charter Review Committee decided that it would not be ready to present a warrant article for Charter changes at the Spring 2016 Town Meeting due to the large number of suggestions still to be considered and voted on.
Tentatively scheduled Charter meeting and public hearing agendas which had...
Friends of Prescott, a volunteer group dedicated to preserving Prescott School for use by the whole community, is hosting a panel discussion with representatives from three area towns who will detail how they have been able to reuse buildings and set up successful community centers. Panelists are...
Following the guidelines set jointly by the Board of Selectmen and the Groton Finance Committee, Town Manager Mark Haddad adhered to their directive and presented a proposed budget for 2017 that was a 2.2 percent increase over the FY16 budget to a joint meeting of the two boards.
Haddad said his...
In back-to-back meetings with the Boards of Selectmen and Finance Committees in the regional district towns of Dunstable and Groton, the regional school committee began to promote the idea of significant budget increases which they feel are needed to make up for cuts made in 2010 during the last...
In an effort to encourage more public participation in the Board of Selectmen's meetings, Chairman of the Board Jack Petropoulos and Selectman Josh Degen asked that the BOS meeting start time move back to the original time of 7 p.m., instead of the recent change to a start time of 6 p.m.
However...