Select Board Backs $1.8M Land Purchase 3-1
Boxborough Select Board recommended a $1.8 million bonding authorization to buy the 276 Middle Road farm, 3-1 with member Kristin Hilberg recused. Member Priya Sundaram was the lone no vote, saying "I personally cannot support this because of the timing and the amount of money that is involved."
Select Board · Meeting of October 14, 2026
Boxborough Select Board recommended a $1.8 million bonding authorization to buy the 276 Middle Road farm, 3-1 with member Kristin Hilberg recused. Member Priya Sundaram was the lone no vote, saying "I personally cannot support this because of the timing and the amount of money that is involved." Agricultural Commission representative John Nealon said the land would otherwise go to a developer. The board also voted 5-0 for a $25,000 Hager Bridge flow-control article after member Wesley Fowlks pressed staffer Alec Wade on why an upstream beaver dam wasn't addressed first.
The board finalized the November 16 Fall Town Meeting warrant and accepted an $8,400 MIAA cybersecurity grant, both 5-0.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of October 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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