Information for Meeting of Select Board
Tuesday April 18, 2023 6:30 PM EDT

TOWN OF ASHBURNHAM 

MEETING OF THE SELECT BOARD  

Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 6:30pm @ Public Safety Building 

Call to Order. 

Open Meeting at 6:30 PM 

A. Citizen Comments- (Total time limited to 10 minutes to express opinions) 

B. TA Updates 

a. COVID Update 

b. Financial Statements FY21 

c. Financial Statements FY22 Update 

d. Warrant Town Meeting Update 

e. Transfer Station Regionalization Discussion 

f. ARPA – FY23 Allocation – vote expected.  

g. Water Plant Operations, Maintenance, and Management Services Agreement- vote expected.  

h. To accept the provisions of Chapter 269 of the Acts of 2022, which consistent with the Worcester Regional Retirement Board’s December 20, 2022, vote, will provide for an additional 2% cost-of-living increase for eligible Worcester Regional Retirement System retirees, retroactive to July 1, 2022- vote expected. 

C. Sign & Façade Program Public Presentation Review 

D. NFC and BC/BS Fitness Court Opportunity Update 

E. Mass Cultural Council Executive Director Visit Update 

F. Final Review of Personnel Policy- vote expected. 

G. Final Review of ROFR Guidelines- vote expected. 

H. Montachusett Regional Technical School Committee Appointment- vote expected. 

I. Letter of Support for Fitchburg MVP Nashua River Watershed Project- vote expected. 

J. Ashburnham Lion’s Club Boot Drive on May 20- vote expected. 

K. Approval of the Election Warrant- vote expected. 

L. Commonwealth Places and Wayfinding Grant Applications- vote expected. 

M. Approval of Minutes- March 6, 2023; March 20, 2023; March 22, 2023; March 28, 2023; March 29, 2023; April 3, 2023- votes expected. 

N. Other Business 

O. Reminders 

a. Next Regularly Scheduled Select Board Meeting will be Monday, May 1, 2023, 6:30 pm 

b. MRPC Open Space and Recreation Plan Public Presentation will be on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 PM in the Town Hall Auditorium. 

c. Keep Ashburnham Beautiful Town-Wide Clean-up Day will be on Saturday, April 22. 

d. The success of any local government depends largely on the participation of its citizen volunteers. Committee vacancies, a volunteer application and handbook are available on the Town website under the Employment/Volunteer tab. 

P. Adjournment 

Disclaimer: Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting. The listing of agenda items that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee the agenda item will be discussed. Not all agenda items listed may, in fact, be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.