Harvard Select Board voted unanimously on four municipal appointments and DPW facility siting. The Board appointed Superintendent Dana Labb as School Representative to the Addiction Abatement Fund Working Group; approved Robert Blanck as a new member and Andrew Gavin as a regular member of the
Harvard School Committee approved a Peru field trip on second vote after initially deadlocking 2-2 with one abstention. The trip, presented by English Department Head Ms. Hyde, costs $4,900 per student and targets juniors and seniors. On reconsideration, the committee voted 3-2 in favor after
Harvard Planning Board voted unanimously to name Jenny Gingras, Director of Community and Economic Development, as its designee for issuing minor erosion control permits under Chapter 133-38, streamlining a process previously requiring full board approval. The Conservation Agent continues to review
Harvard Library Trustees unanimously approved a pavilion use policy designating the space as a free community venue for public events by reservation during library hours, with a one-week advance notice requirement. Director Mary Wilson reported July-August circulations at 21,978, down slightly from
Harvard recorded 10 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but every deed filed with the Worcester County Registry of Deeds listed "price not yet recorded," making a price range or median impossible to calculate this period. Baldwin Court and Bare Hill Road each saw two transfers, one of…
The Harvard School Committee Policy Subcommittee approved prior minutes and advanced two draft policies toward votes. Dr. Katharine Covino, Elizabeth Nees, and Dana Labb reviewed policy BBBE Unexpired Term Fulfillment, agreeing to update Select Board language before a September 28 vote. The
Harvard climate committee agreed to move forward with state-required environmental planning process.
The Harvard Select Board reviewed DPW and Transfer Station siting strategy for an upcoming Special Town Meeting, with public information sessions scheduled for October 5 via Zoom and October 8 at the Council on Aging. Board members Eric Ward and Eve Wittenberg will present options C, D, and other
Harvard's Open Space Committee elected two new officers and began revising its mission statement.
Ten properties changed hands in Harvard between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only one deed had a sale price recorded: $575,000, for a Grant Road transfer from the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency to Grant Rd LLC on Aug. 13. A second deed for a nearby Grant Road address, recorded the same day with
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