Harvard Select Board set a 3.25% base budget increase guideline for fiscal year 2028, Chair SusanMary Redinger announced at a special meeting, with Town Administrator Dawn Dunbar and Finance Director Jared Mullane present. The ceiling, excluding debt, benefits, and sewer subsidy, is calibrated to
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
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 Select Board approved initial FY28 budget projections showing an estimated 829,thousand-dollar deficit. Town Administrator Dawn Dunbar presented figures prepared by Finance Director Jared Mullane reflecting 3.2 percent cost-of-living increases and a 10 percent health insurance jump, with
Harvard Select Board appointed Maura Visconsi, an elementary school teacher, to the Historical Commission and approved a revised out-of-state travel policy that centralizes approval authority with Town Administrator Dawn Dunbar rather than requiring Select Board sign-off on individual requests. The
Harvard Select Board unanimously approved the Livestrong First Responder Bike Ride for September 6 and conditionally approved a renewable energy hosting agreement with Agilitas Energy. The Agilitas project, a 3.6-megawatt solar facility in Williamsburg, will generate $325,000 in town revenue over
The Harvard Select Board unanimously approved a $16,000 withdrawal from the public buildings account for asbestos removal and carpet replacement at the old library. Town Administrator Dawn Dunbar explained that the town had secured a $100,000 state earmark from Senator Jamie Eldridge but missed the
Harvard's Select Board advanced a $9 million landfill-capping project by approving two consultant contracts totaling $122,050. DPW Director Eric Ryder outlined a plan to relocate the Transfer Station and DPW facility, noting that careful capping design could spare playing fields and provide 1.4
Harvard Select Board unanimously approved 401,230 dollars in year-end transfers to cover fiscal 2026 shortfalls across municipal accounts. Finance Director Jared Mullane reported the transfers addressed a 30,000 dollar transfer station revenue gap mandated by state Department of Revenue rules,
Harvard Select Board approved Town Administrator Dawn Dunbar's employment contract and authorized extension of solar project negotiations through August 30 to preserve a 30 percent federal investment tax credit before July 4 expiration. The solar project on the gravel pit property is projected to
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