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Concord Finance Committee Holds Organizational Meeting, Approves Minutes, Assigns Liaisons

PEPPERELL — May 7, 2026 — Concord Finance Committee holds post-town-meeting organizational session, learns of $17.5 million bond sale at 3 percent. The 15-member committee, meeting for the first time since the conclusion of annual town meeting, welcomed new members Rita Raychaudhry, a former institutional banker, and Don

Concord Finance Committee Launches New Year With $17.5 Million Bond Sale at 3 Percent

CONCORD — May 7, 2026 — Concord Finance Committee opens new budget cycle with bond sale news and broad member priority-setting. The committee held its annual organizational meeting May 7 at Concord Town House, welcoming new members Rita Raychaudhuri, a former UN analyst and investment banker, and Donald Parker, a Harvard

Concord Sells $17.5 Million in Bonds at 3 Percent True Interest Rate

CARLISLE — May 7, 2026 — Concord Finance Committee closes organizational meeting with surprise bond sale news: $17.5 million sold the same day at a 3 percent true interest cost. CFO Jennifer reported at the May 7 session that the sale, tied to a reaffirmed AAA Moody's rating, netted

Concord Heritage Trail Committee Holds Firm on Sign Size Amid Regulatory Pushback

CARLISLE — May 6, 2026 — Concord's Black Heritage Trail Advisory Committee held its ground on sign design Wednesday, declining to formally scale back proposed 18-inch-wide trail markers despite objections from both the Historic District Commission and the Select Board. Project manager Mimi presented outdoor photographic comparisons of

Cambridge Finance Committee Forwards $293.5 Million School Budget With Favorable Recommendation

CAMBRIDGE — May 6, 2026 — Cambridge Finance Committee advances $293.5 million school budget with a 6-2 favorable recommendation. The committee voted Wednesday to forward the Cambridge Public Schools FY2027 budget to the full City Council after more than two hours of questioning on literacy, enrollment attrition, and cost-effectiveness.

Concord TAC Sends Safety Priority List to Public Works, Elects New Chair

CARLISLE — May 5, 2026 — Concord Transportation Advisory Committee elects new chair and advances Baker Avenue redesign toward final bid. The committee unanimously elected member Ellen Quackenbush as chair effective June 1, replacing two-year chair Mark Galis, at its May 5 meeting. Jacobs engineers Brian Montejunas and Erica Lindeberg presented

Cambridge Finance Committee Sends 14 Department Budgets to Full Council with Unanimous Recommendations

CAMBRIDGE — May 5, 2026 — Cambridge Finance Committee advances 14 department budgets on first day of FY27 hearings. The committee, co-chaired by Councillors Patricia Nolan and Burhan Al-Zubi, forwarded all reviewed budgets unanimously to the full City Council during a May 5 day-long session, the first of three

Maynard Finance Committee Finalizes ATM Comments on Budget, Water, and Trash Articles

MAYNARD — May 4, 2026 — Maynard Finance Committee polishes Annual Town Meeting comments on a $57 million general fund budget and a dozen other articles ahead of the May 18 vote. Meeting remotely with six of seven members present, the committee refined its written recommendations on 13 Town Meeting articles, including

Cambridge Councillors Push Harvard for Higher PILOT as June Deadline Approaches

CAMBRIDGE — April 30, 2026 — Cambridge councillors pressed Harvard for a larger voluntary payment as the city's one-year PILOT agreement nears its June 30 expiration. At a joint hearing of the Finance Committee and the Economic Development and University Relations Committee, chaired by Councillor Timothy Flaherty, Harvard representatives

Townsend Finance Committee unanimously backs FY27 budget ahead of May 5 town meeting

TOWNSEND — April 30, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee unanimously recommended the fiscal year 2027 operating budget and two other warrant articles at its April 30 work session, clearing the way for the May 5 annual town meeting. The five-member committee, chaired by Carol Haas, voted 5-0 on each major

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