Board of Selectmen approves easement for National Grid, delays other votes
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of January 13, 2026
Dracut Board of Selectmen approves National Grid easement, ratifies veterans services agreement. The board unanimously granted an easement through town-owned Parcel P to Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid to support a planned single-family residence at 400 Proprietor's Way. In a unanimous vote, members also approved a Veterans Services Inter-Municipal Agreement with the Town of Tyngsborough extending shared-officer services, and appointed Alexander Verras as an At-Large Member to the Town Charter Review Committee.
The Campbell School Design Team presented schematic designs for a $177,291,756 elementary school project with an anticipated $80 million state grant. The board continued discussion of a $500,000 Community Preservation Committee funding application for historic buildings and deferred votes on the town's property assessment process and a school operational audit pending full board attendance.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of January 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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