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Select Board approves holiday lighting funds, appoints three to arts council.

Monson Select Board unanimously approved a $4,000 holiday lighting expenditure and three Municipal Arts Council appointments. Patricia A. Oney moved the lighting appropriation from the Gifts to the Town account; the board also unanimously appointed Reed Coles, Alan Morin, and Robert Wilson to the

Finance Committee reviews school budget, discusses municipal cost pressures

Finance Committee reviews Monson school budget amid municipal cost pressures. Superintendent Paul Foster presented the FY27 school budget, discussing teacher salary competitiveness, the potential closure of Granite Valley Elementary, and innovation initiatives. Committee financial officer Jennifer

Water Commission approves preliminary budget with modest rate increases.

Monson Water & Sewer Commission greenlights preliminary budgets with small rate increases. The water rate will rise from $7.30 to $7.50 per 1,000 gallons and the sewer flat rate from $131.50 to $134.00 per quarter, reflecting increases in wages, utilities, and operating expenses, Superintendent

Select Board enters executive session on police contract negotiations

Select Board unanimously approved entry into executive session to discuss International Brotherhood of Police Officers contract negotiating strategy. Town Counsel Katherine Feodoroff reported the IBPO countered the town's opening position with 3 percent annual increases structured as cost-of-living

Finance Committee approves two water and sewer reserve transfers totaling $8,000.

Finance Committee approves $8,000 in water and sewer enterprise fund transfers. Chair Peter Fimognari oversaw unanimous approval of a $4,000 sewer reserve transfer and a $4,000 water reserve transfer, both for computer maintenance and supplies in accounts running negative balances. Town