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Select Board approves warrant articles and appoints Affordable Housing Trust member.

West Newbury Select Board approves $276K in warrant articles and stabilization transfers. In joint session with the Finance Committee, Chair Wendy Reed, Member Christopher Wile, and absent Member Barry Fogel unanimously backed four stabilization fund drawdowns and transfers: $165,000 from the

Townbrief news summary · Feb 12

Government · Select Board

West Newbury Select Board Member Resigns, Triggering Spring Ballot Vacancy

A West Newbury Select Board member resigned effective March 1, opening a spring ballot vacancy alongside an already-scheduled seat, as the town manager unveiled a proposed FY2027 budget holding the non-education increase to exactly the board's 2.5 percent target.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 12

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves bike route designation, adds Cammett Park walkway to workplan

West Newbury Select Board endorses bike route and approves reserve fund transfer. Chair Wendy Reed and Member Christopher Wile unanimously approved U.S. Bicycle Route 1 designation along Middle Street, which would align the town with a national cycling network extending from Maine to Key West; a

Townbrief news summary · Feb 5

Government · Select Board

West Newbury Select Board Closes Warrant, Backs Bike Route and Park Path

West Newbury Select Board closes spring town meeting warrant and backs U.S. Bicycle Route designation.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 5

Government · Select Board

Select Board appoints Reed to Agricultural Committee designee role.

Select Board unanimously appoints Reed to Agricultural Committee designee role. The three-member board, meeting with Wendy Reed and Christopher Wile (Barry Fogel absent), also unanimously authorized submission of a MIIA Wellness Grant application and declared a damaged piano in the Town Annex

Townbrief news summary · Jan 22

Government · Select Board

West Newbury Select Board orders roof rebid, advances retiree health insurance study

West Newbury Select Board moves toward retiree health insurance increase and orders a roof rebid at a $100,000 cap.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 22

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves HR manager post, withdraws from state climate grant

Select Board creates HR manager position and withdraws from state climate grant. Chair Wendy Reed and Members Christopher Wile and Barry Fogel unanimously approved the Human Resources Manager job description and pay grade, redirecting funding from a budgeted Programs and Projects Manager role and

Townbrief news summary · Jan 15

Government · Select Board

West Newbury Select Board Drops $427,000 Climate Grant Over Staffing Shortage

West Newbury Select Board unanimously withdraws from a $427,000 state climate grant for flood-prone River Road, citing an inability to staff the project.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 15

Government · Select Board

West Newbury Select Board Moves Toward New HR Manager, Tables River Road Grant Vote

West Newbury Select Board moves toward HR manager hire and defers $427,000 River Road grant decision.

Townbrief reporting · Dec 18

Government · Select Board

West Newbury Select Board Adopts Three Financial Policies, Clears Path on Trash Contract

West Newbury Select Board adopts three financial policies and redraws lines on trash contracting authority.

Townbrief reporting · Dec 4