Halifax Select Board Reinstates Beach Gate, Directs Title Search for Disputed Beach Property
Halifax Select Board reinstated a temporary beach gate and opened a title search into who owns 4th Avenue Beach.
Topic
Select Board
A collection of 17 issues
Halifax Select Board Closes Warrant for July 29 Special Town Meeting
Halifax Select Board closes six-article warrant for July 29 special town meeting, restructuring PFAS fund access.
Halifax Board Approves Fire Chief Contract, Opens Special Town Meeting Warrant
Halifax Select Board opens special town meeting warrant and limits town counsel to 35-day reappointment. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to open the warrant for a special town meeting set for July 29 at Halifax Elementary School, following a certified citizen petition; the warrant closes July 7.
Halifax Select Board signs landfill contract, reappoints three Finance Committee members
Halifax Select Board approves landfill contract and Conservation fee hikes as reserve fund dispute over police and fire staffing erupts in public comment.
Woburn's Northeast Met Assessment Rises $677,000 as Committees Review FY27 Budgets
Woburn council committees review FY27 budgets and advance Wyman School ground lease process. Three Woburn City Council committees met May 26 to hear department budget presentations and act on pending orders.
Halifax Select Board Declines to Correct School Override Math Before Town Meeting Vote
Halifax Select Board declines to correct a $174,448 school overfunding error before the annual town meeting vote.
Woburn Special Permits Committee Sends Gym and Dog Kennel Permits to Full Council
HALIFAX — May 11, 2026 — Woburn's Special Permits Committee advanced two petitions to the full City Council on Monday and held a senior housing expansion in committee. The committee, chaired by a fill-in in the absence of Chair Councilor Marissa Bruin, voted unanimously to send a favorable report
Halifax Select Board Authorizes Town Administrator to Lock In Natural Gas Contract Rates
HALIFAX — April 28, 2026 — Halifax Select Board votes to let town administrator lock in natural gas prices as rates hit 15-year highs. The board voted unanimously April 28 to authorize Town Administrator Steven Solbo to execute a fixed-price natural gas supply contract when market conditions dip, citing a
Halifax Select Board Clears Building Commissioner for Unpaid Planning Role
Halifax Select Board approves ethics disclosure letting Building Commissioner serve as unpaid planner.
Halifax Select Board Unanimously Backs $1.5 Million Override Budget for May Town Meeting
HALIFAX — April 8, 2026 — Halifax Select Board endorses $1.5 million override budget and five governance reforms for May 11 town meeting. Meeting Wednesday, the three-member board voted unanimously to recommend Article 3B, the full override-level fiscal year 2027 operating budget, aligning with the Finance Committee's