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,
Elm Commission sets spring planting schedule and flags care-resources shortfall. The four-member Commission plans to plant a disease-resistant American elm at the library in early May and to trim young trees before April's end, with mulching of town-corridor trees expected in early June. Annual elm
Harvard Planning Board approves Pinnacle Road site plan after environmental review. The board unanimously accepted the site plan and driveway design for Lot 1 Pinnacle Road after the applicant consulted the Tree Warden and committed to planting supplemental trees around the property perimeter; no
Library Trustees approve revised pavilion policy and finalize summer programming. Director Mary Wilson reported that the Finance Committee and Select Board have approved the budget, and that accountant assistant Catherine Bowen will resign April 30. The board scheduled four outdoor concerts
Conservation Commission approves amended Order of Conditions and issues invasive-treatment order. The Commission unanimously allowed Lot 2 Slough Road to proceed with an amended design featuring an L-shaped house and detached garage with smaller impervious area than originally approved, rather than
Water Commission authorizes signatories for Devens water connection and addresses contamination testing. Chair Chris Mitchell and member Jeffrey Tingle unanimously approved Eric Ryder and Dawn Dunbar as signatories for Harvard/Devens water connection documents. The Commission also unanimously
Finance Committee unanimously backs Fiscal 2027 budget assumptions and omnibus article. The four-member committee, with Town Finance Director Jared Mulvane presenting, approved the budget assumptions for Fiscal 2027 and recommended passage of the revised Omnibus Budget article proposed by the
Harvard housing trust approves treasurer's report, advances Declaration of Trust clarification. The Municipal Affordable Housing Trust approved its treasurer's report and filed a third request to Town Counsel seeking answers on five governance questions--including land-donation pathways, parcel
Harvard Select Board approves regional energy resilience grant commitment, with unanimous vote. Chair Kara McGuire Minar led the board through the MVP Action Grant letter supporting the HERO Cluster Phase 1 project with Ayer and Shirley, meeting a March 25th deadline. The board also maintained
Harvard Land Stewardship Subcommittee moves forward with bench design and spring trail walk. The nine-member group approved minutes and gave working consensus to a hybrid bench design using pressure-treated lumber, while Peter von Conta coordinated response to recent tree blowdowns via the
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