Stories from Barre

Government · Select Board

Barre Select Board Votes to Rebid Transfer Station Contract Over Procurement Compliance Issue

Barre Select Board votes to rebid transfer station contract after state procurement ruling bars extension.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 21

Government · Finance Committee

Barre Finance Committee Reviews $500 Events Request, Utility Accounts Before Town Meeting

Barre Finance Committee holds wide-ranging pre-Town Meeting budget review with no formal votes.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 14

Schools · School Committee

Quabbin School Committee Establishes OPEB Trust Fund, Braces for Budget Fight

Quabbin Regional School District formally established an OPEB trust fund after years of auditor pressure and a looming $17 million retiree health liability.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 8

Government · Select Board

Barre Select Board Defers Transfer Station Contract Extension Vote to February 21

Barre Select Board and Board of Health defer vote on solid waste contract extension, set February 21 deadline.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 6

Government · Select Board

Barre Select Board Votes to Raise Ambulance Fees for First Time Since 2006

Barre Select Board unanimously raises ambulance fees and moves toward LED street light grant.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 5

Government · Planning Board

Barre Planning Board hears public comment on recreational marijuana zoning rules

Barre Planning Board holds second public forum on recreational marijuana rules ahead of bylaw draft.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 31

Government · Finance Committee

Barre Finance Committee Authorizes Higher Snow Removal Spending Amid Budget Pressures

Barre Finance Committee votes to raise snow removal spending ceilings as FY19 budget pressures mount.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 24

Government · Select Board

Barre Select Board authorizes K-9 grant bid, weighs transfer station takeover

Barre Select Board eyes transfer station takeover and clears police to seek K-9 grant.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 16

Government · Planning Board

Barre Planning Board opens public hearings on recreational marijuana zoning rules

Barre Planning Board opens first of two public forums on how to regulate commercial recreational marijuana facilities in town.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 16

Schools · School Committee

Barre School Committee votes to screen internal superintendent candidates first

Barre School Committee advances internal superintendent screening over full open search.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 11