Select Board splits on budget gap fix
From Natick News
- Finance Committee takes up stabilization transfer, zoning referrals. Natick's Finance Committee reconsidered how much of an unexpected jump in new growth tax revenue, boosted by a personal property tax audit, should go into reserves, then weighed two Planning Board zoning articles after members said key documents arrived less than 48 hours earlier.Natick News
- School Committee weighs superintendent contract, new conduct code. Natick's School Committee took up formal ratification of Superintendent Dr. Spash's contract extension and a new districtwide code of conduct, while budget subcommittee chair Catherine Brunell warned that draft Select Board financial principles still need revision.Natick News
- Zoning board hears pushback on oversized Morse Street plan. Natick's Zoning Board of Appeals considered a Section 6 finding for an oversized three-unit townhouse at 8 Morse Street, after 13 residents objected that the project, despite a height cut, remained far larger than the house it would replace.Natick News
- Select Board weighs options for closing FY28 budget gap. Natick's Select Board weighed closing a projected $800,000 shortfall for fiscal 2028 with free cash now or budget cuts later, after Finance Director Skye's new growth estimate came in well above the original forecast.Natick News
Natick on Fri, Oct 2
- Main Street design concept advances after Select Board vote. The town posted an update on the Main Street Improvements Project after the Select Board voted Sept. 9 to advance a 25 percent design concept for Natick Center, aiming to ease traffic, fix aging infrastructure and close bicycle-lane gaps.Town of Natick
- Town plans roadway improvements for Scarsdale neighborhood. The Town of Natick announced 2026 roadway improvements as part of a street reclaim project in the Scarsdale neighborhood.Town of Natick
- Why Natick's MWRA water bid is stirring Quabbin backlash. Natick Patch reports the town's push to join the MWRA water system is drawing pushback from communities near the Quabbin Reservoir.Natick Patch
Coming up
- Sat, Oct 3, 4:00 p.m.: Oldtown Fall Fair and movie night fill Shaw Park Saturday. Natick hosts an Oldtown Fall Fair and movie night at Shaw Park, 53 Eliot St., from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday with family activities ahead of an evening film.Town of Natick
- Sat, Oct 3, 8:00 p.m.: Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters headline TCAN Saturday. Blues guitarist Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters headline TCAN's Mainstage Saturday at 8 p.m., with all-in tickets priced at $47 plus member discounts.TCAN
- Mon, Oct 5, 6:00 p.m.: Natick School Committee meets Monday at Town Hall. The Natick School Committee meets Monday at 6 p.m. on the third floor of Town Hall, 13 East Central St.Town of Natick
- Mon, Oct 5, 4:00 p.m.: Milton freshman soccer team visits Natick Monday. Milton's freshman soccer team plays an away conference match at Natick Monday at 4 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
- Mon, Oct 5, 5:15 p.m.: Milton JV field hockey visits Natick Monday. Milton's junior varsity field hockey team plays a non-conference game at Natick Monday at 5:15 p.m., MaxPreps reports.MaxPreps
- Wed, Oct 7, 8:30 a.m.: Natick 180 steering committee meets Wednesday morning. The Natick 180 Steering Committee meets Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. on the second floor of Town Hall, 13 East Central St.Town of Natick
- Fri, Oct 9: Deadline nears for nonprofits seeking Marathon bibs. Natick nonprofits have until Oct. 9 to apply for Boston Marathon charity bibs the town receives as a race host, which groups can use to raise funds.Town of Natick
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