Middleborough Select Board confronts budget crisis: FY25 audit defects delay completion, state slashes aid by $154,386, and Bristol-Plymouth High School debt shortfall reaches $1,151,055. Interim Town Manager Robert Nunes recommended rescheduling the Special Town Meeting to November 9 to allow time
Middleborough Select Board approves interim town manager contract after authority debate. The board unanimously approved Robert G. Nunes as Interim Town Manager at $105 per hour for up to 30 hours per week, beginning September 15 and ending no later than March 31, 2027, following discussion over
Select Board appoints Nunes interim town manager in 3-1 vote, citing financial expertise. Board member Giovanoni opposed the appointment, expressing concerns about past borrowing practices and compensation decisions. The Board unanimously approved water contracts totaling $3.3 million: $3,123,045
Middleborough Select Board eases water restrictions from Level 2 to Level 1. The board voted unanimously August 17 to implement Level 1 drought restrictions, allowing outdoor watering only before 9:00 AM and after 5:00 PM, with even-numbered addresses allowed to water on Tuesdays and odd-numbered
Middleborough Select Board votes 4-1 to approve Kearsarge battery storage PILOT agreement. The board approved a 20-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes deal with Kearsarge Energy for a 4.99-megawatt battery storage system on Jericho Road, with the town receiving $11,000 initially with a 2.5 percent annual
Middleborough Select Board backs $7.5M water infrastructure bond and dam project contract. The Board voted unanimously to approve a $7.5 million borrowing from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for the East Grove Street water treatment facility project, originally authorized at the April 22, 2024
Middleborough navigates water supply amid state drought emergency. The Select Board unanimously adopted Level 2 drought restrictions banning most outdoor water use between 9 AM and 5 PM on hot days, while approving a three-month extension of its water interconnection with Bridgewater at the new
Middleborough Select Board sets Town Manager salary range as search begins. The Board unanimously approved a $200,000 to $225,000 salary range for the vacant Town Manager position ahead of the Search Committee's first meeting on June 4, 2026. Board members discussed the importance of remaining
Select Board reschedules Special Town Meeting to June 16 due to warrant delays. The Board voted unanimously to move the June 1 Special Town Meeting to June 16 at 7 p.m. at Middleborough High School and opened and closed the warrant the same evening to meet advertising requirements. The Board also
Middleborough Select Board consolidates polling locations, saves $20,777 annually. Town Clerk Pam Menconi presented the consolidation plan, moving Precinct 3 from South Fire Station to Middleborough High School and Precincts 5 and 5A from Council on Aging to Nichols Middle School, citing parking
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