Select Board approves $30.4M FY27 budget with modest school increase and town cuts. The joint Select Board and Finance Committee meeting on May 4 unanimously backed a combined budget totaling $30,396,243, with schools receiving $11,351,837, a 1.9 percent increase, and town departments absorbing
Monson Board of Assessors approves motor vehicle abatements and property exemptions in routine vote. Chair Christopher W. Haley, Vice Chair Dorothy P. Jenkins, and Clerk Russell A. Bressette Jr. unanimously approved motor vehicle and trailer abatements of $3,356.24 and six personal exemptions
Monson Select Board rescinds prior budget cuts, backs energy debt question. Vice Chair Patricia A. Oney and members John R. Morrell and Peter Warren unanimously rescinded cuts to parks and recreation, the cemetery department, and Council on Aging staffing after agreeing the town cannot sustainably
Conservation Commission unanimously approves demolition of 175 State Ave buildings. Chairperson Glenn Colburn and the seven-member commission voted unanimously to issue an Order of Conditions allowing Westmass Area Development Corporation to proceed with abatement and demolition of multiple
Parks & Recreation Commission unanimously votes to raise pool spending limit to $150,000. The approval came during discussion of multiple budget-reduction scenarios, with Director Tim Pascale presenting cuts ranging from one percent to 15 percent. The department's revolving funds total $68,000,
Monson Select Board approves $517,000 in FY27 reductions as fiscal crisis deepens. Vice Chair Patricia A. Oney pushed motions to eliminate parks and recreation (voted 2-1) and the cemetery department (unanimous), close Memorial Hall, reduce library hours to 25 per week, and cut Senior Center
Finance Committee reviewed FY2027 budget requests from two departments on April 13. Water and Sewer Department head Craig Jalbert and Finance Department head Sherri Roberson each presented their budget documents. Committee chair Peter Fimognari presided, and resident Roxanne Gunther posed public
The Board of Health unanimously voted to condemn a Margaret Street dwelling as unfit for human habitation. Vice Chair April Acuna moved the measure following Health Inspector Lily Juda's presentation of complaint history and violations identified since October 2025; Chair Caitlin Szymanski
Monson Select Board convenes in executive session for police lieutenant negotiations. Vice Chair Patricia A. Oney moved to enter closed session under state law to discuss contract strategy with nonunion personnel, a motion approved unanimously with members Oney and John R. Morrell present and
Monson Finance Committee approves modified FY27 budget with modest school increase. The tri-board Finance, School, and Select committees voted unanimously April 6 to level-fund town departments and allocate 1.9 percent growth to schools plus an additional 10 percent for transportation, addressing a
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