Select Board approves transfer station fee increases, rodenticide ban, and four other measures.
Harvard Select Board approves transfer station fee hikes and votes down Town Center Overlay District. The board unanimously backed DPW Director Eric Ryder's recommendation to raise non-senior sticker prices by $10 and increase bag pricing to $2 for 15-gallon bags and $4 for 30-gallon bags,
Select Board · Meeting of April 7, 2026
Harvard Select Board approves transfer station fee hikes and votes down Town Center Overlay District. The board unanimously backed DPW Director Eric Ryder's recommendation to raise non-senior sticker prices by $10 and increase bag pricing to $2 for 15-gallon bags and $4 for 30-gallon bags, effective July 1, citing a $100,000 transfer station deficit. Planning Board Chair John McCormack presented Article 28 proposing smaller lot sizes, reduced setbacks, and mixed-use permits in the Town Center Overlay District; the board voted 4-1 to reject it, with members citing concerns about insufficient public understanding and insufficient time for review.
The board also unanimously approved a rodenticide ban on town-owned properties, appointed Patty Ruze to the Addiction Abatement Fund Working Group, and greenlit the Wachusett Fire Muster for August 30 and a Girl Scout pollinator garden at the Hildreth House.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 7, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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