The Board of Selectmen has scheduled the State of the Town meeting for Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Hearing Room, Town Building.  This fall's topic is capital projects and community priorities.  The format will feature brief, prepared remarks from boards and department directors expected to sponsor major capital building projects in the next 3-10 years.  These projects include:  library and senior/community center at Town Center municipal pad; replacement DPW maintenance facility; and construction of multi-purpose athletic fields throughout town.  After an overview of the projects and a presentation by the Finance Committee on the status of the town's existing debt repayment schedule and potential tax impact of the proposed projects, citizens will break into small discussion groups to discuss their priorities with Selectmen and other town officials facilitating the discussions.  Each of the small groups will report to the meeting with a summary of the thoughts expressed.

For background, see the Town's FY2012 capital budget and the Finance Committee's December 2010 capital and debt presentation (especially pp. 15, 19-21) online here

Fred Turkington
Town Administrator