Holliston Select Board Approves $148,600 in Transfers, Defers EV Charging Rate Vote

Select Board · Meeting of July 13, 2026

Holliston Select Board approves $148,600 in year-end appropriation transfers and opens October town meeting warrant. Acting Chair Tina Hein and member Benjamin Sparrell, meeting without Vice-Chair Damon Dimmick, unanimously approved eight fiscal year 2026 transfers covering ambulance staffing surges, police HVAC repairs and new officer costs, library subscription overruns, and a conservation agent salary adjustment — all previously cleared by the Finance Committee against a statutory July 15 deadline. The board also reviewed a completed Climate Action Plan presented by Sustainability Coordinator Amelia Landau, with consulting support from Cassidy Yates of Weston and Sampson, and directed staff to bring implementation recommendations to an upcoming goals-and-priorities retreat.

A proposal to raise the 9 Green Street Level 2 EV charging rate from 33 cents to 55 cents per kilowatt hour and the connection fee from $1.50 to $3.00 was deferred pending additional financial analysis, with Sparrell expressing concern that a higher connection fee would deter short-term users once Goodwill Park reopens. During public comment, resident Dr. Liz Tyler pressed the board to place the proposed 250-unit 40B apartment development at 194 Nolan Street on a future agenda, citing an unresolved question over the project's projected 48,000-gallon daily water draw against the town's permitted capacity.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of July 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.