Behind the decision to postpone 2017 Annual Town Meeting
Faced with warnings of an approaching two-day storm dropping heavy snow on Harvard while townspeople were gathering for the Saturday, April 1, town meeting,…
ATM Article 47 and Ballot Question 4: Selectmen ask voters to OK planning for Devens governance
The Devens Non-Binding Referendum (Question 4) on the Town Election ballot asks voters whether they want the selectmen to begin work on a plan…
Volunteers push back on draft charter’s election provisions
At the Charter Commission’s meeting March 16, the members heard public criticism of their proposal that the selectmen appoint most town boards and their…
Warner trustees ask for board to remain elected; charter commissioners agree
At their most recent meeting last Thursday, March 16, the nine members of Harvard’s Charter Commission voted unanimously to preserve the Trustees of Warner…
Free cash soon to be freed, but too late for Town Meeting
Harvard’s fiscal 2017 free cash—the amount of money left unspent when the town closed its books on June 30, 2016—will likely be closer to…
One board to rule: Charter Commission votes for an empowered ‘Select Board’
In a series of nonbinding, but telling, recent votes, a clear majority of the nine-member Charter Commission has shown its readiness to support creation…
Doubts delay the freeing of free cash
Town officials have decided to remove free cash as a source of funds from this year's Annual Town Meeting warrant, denying the town use…
Selectmen approve 2017 Town Meeting warrant
The warrant for this year’s April 1 Annual Town Meeting is complete. Residents can expect copies in their mailboxes a week before the April…
FinCom recommends cut to planner budget
For the second year in a row, the Finance Committee has voted to recommend paying less for the services of a part-time planner in…
Conservation Commission seeks money for future land purchases
The Conservation Commission finished this year’s budget negotiations with more support for conservation funding than it had a year ago and with promises of…
