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Holliston Morning Brief, Oct. 24: Budget talks open without a funding target
Holliston School Committee opens fiscal 2028 budget planning without a town funding target. From our own coverage: Town Meeting confronts capital fund shortfall, bylaw fight; School Committee opens budget talks, adds ESL course.
From Holliston News
- Town Meeting confronts capital fund shortfall, bylaw fight Holliston Town Meeting confronted a four-year capital fund shortfall of roughly $758,000 below policy minimums, after a Finance Committee member questioned why the town's auditor missed it. Voters also weighed a contested groundwater protection bylaw limiting business use near town wells.Holliston News
- School Committee opens budget talks, adds ESL course Holliston School Committee opened fiscal 2028 budget planning without a target number from the town and took up a new ESL literature course. Member Jess Ommen objected to executive-session wording she said mischaracterized her remarks.Holliston News
- Fire station's historic status opens funding path Holliston's Historical Commission designated the Central Fire Station historically significant, a move that opens the building to possible preservation funding for roof, facade and window work sought through the Community Preservation Committee.Holliston News
- Zoning Board weighs bus shelter variance on Kingsbury Drive Holliston's Zoning Board of Appeals weighed a dimensional variance for a bus shelter at 35 Kingsbury Drive, citing practical difficulty from the lot's curved frontage, while continuing a larger comprehensive permit hearing for a Lowland Street development pending waiver and technical review.Holliston News
Happening Sun, Oct 25
- 10:00 a.m.: Pumpkin Trail Walk fundraiser set for Sunday The HNN Great Pumpkin Trail Walk Fundraiser runs Sunday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to noon in Holliston.Town of Holliston
Coming up
- Fri, Oct 30: Elementary half day set for Oct. 30 conferences Holliston elementary schools will hold a half day Friday, Oct. 30, for afternoon parent-teacher conferences.Holliston Public Schools
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