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Arlington Finance Committee Backs $3 Million in Community Preservation Grants

ARLINGTON — March 9, 2026 — Arlington's Finance Committee voted 13-3 to endorse $3.05 million in Community Preservation Act grants, advancing the package to Town Meeting. CPAC Co-Chair Sue Doctro and Deputy Town Manager of Operations Christine Bongiorno presented seven projects across affordable housing, open space, and

Arlington Conservation Commission Continues Two Hearings, Advances Mount Gilboa Planning

ARLINGTON — March 5, 2026 — Arlington Conservation Commission continues two wetlands hearings and revisits a stalled feasibility study for town-owned Mount Gilboa. The commission, chaired by Chuck Terroni, voted unanimously to continue a notice of intent for 10 College Avenue to March 19 and a second notice of intent for

Arlington Finance Committee Approves Minuteman Assessment, Defers IT Budget Over $232,000 Gap

ARLINGTON — March 4, 2026 — Arlington Finance Committee approves Minuteman assessment but defers IT budget over a $232,000 funding gap. The committee unanimously backed Arlington's fiscal year 2027 Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School assessment of $8,268,757 — down just under 1 percent from the prior year — after

Arlington Select Board Tables Lead Pipe Bylaw, Awaits Revised Language Before Town Meeting

ARLINGTON — March 2, 2026 — Arlington Select Board unanimously tables proposed lead service line certification bylaw, citing real estate closing chaos concerns. The board, chaired by Diane Mahan, voted Monday to send back Article 18, which would have required sellers to certify pipe materials before receiving a final water bill needed

Arlington Redevelopment Board Approves 259 Broadway Project With Parking Conditions

ARLINGTON — March 2, 2026 — Arlington Redevelopment Board approves 14-unit Broadway project, continues larger 28-unit hearing. The board voted 4-0 Monday to approve site plan docket 3881 for 259 Broadway, a five-story mixed-use building with ground-floor retail, conditioned on the applicant providing six parking spaces

Arlington Finance Committee Tables Facilities Budget Over Energy Cost Concerns

ARLINGTON — March 2, 2026 — Arlington Finance Committee tables $1.27 million Facilities Department budget over energy under-budgeting concerns. The committee voted unanimously to postpone action on the facilities spending plan at its March 2 meeting after members flagged a pattern of annual mid-year reserve transfers exceeding $100,000

Arlington School Committee schedules budget workshop as override vote looms

ARLINGTON — February 26, 2026 — Arlington School Committee hears broad public opposition to proposed cuts in arts, PE, and multilingual learner staff. More than a dozen educators and parents spoke at a February 26 budget hearing, warning that proposed reductions would cut elementary ACE enrichment blocks from 36 to 18 per

Arlington Finance Committee approves retirement budget, pension growth rate cut for override

ARLINGTON — February 25, 2026 — Arlington Finance Committee approves FY27 budgets for commissions, votes $16.6 million retirement appropriation. The committee worked through more than a dozen department and commission budgets at its February 25 meeting, including a $76,500 appropriation for the Water Bodies Working Group to treat Spy Pond,

Arlington ZBA Closes Hearing on National Grid Take Station, Sets Conditions

ARLINGTON — February 24, 2026 — Arlington's Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to close the public hearing on Boston Gas Company's proposed natural gas take station at 307 Washington Street, moving the contentious project toward approval. Chair Christian Hanlon and members Thomas DuPont, Kevin LeBlanc, and

Arlington Select Board Votes to Place Liquor License Expansion on March Ballot

ARLINGTON — February 20, 2026 — Arlington Select Board puts two-license alcohol expansion on the March 28 ballot. The board voted 3-0 Friday in a remote special meeting to approve ballot language asking voters whether the Select Board shall be authorized to issue two additional all-alcohol package store licenses

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