Board of Health unanimously appoints two town officials as authorized agents and adopts electronic inspectional software. Assistant Town Clerk Sarath Sek and Animal Control Officer Colleen Morse were designated as Board of Health agents for the remainder of fiscal year 2026 under Massachusetts law.
Conservation Commission approves two residential projects; enforcement cases pile up. The board unanimously approved a single-family home at 20 Dale Avenue with subsurface stormwater infiltration and an Order of Conditions for 2149 and 2159 Lakeview Avenue, both with no further building within 50
The Dracut Board of Selectmen unanimously approved Napoli Pizza Dracut and The White Lotus restaurant licenses and directed the town to draft a by-law allowing denial of permits for unpaid taxes. The board voted to opt out of vote-by-mail for the June 13 special election while preserving absentee
Dracut Zoning Bylaw Review Committee unanimously recommends Warren Shaw Jr. for reappointment and schedules second public information session. Chair Josh Taylor and seven members voted to reappoint Shaw and scheduled a June 11 information session at Harmony Hall to address resident concerns about
Dracut Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously to allocate $886,619 for Grange Hall restoration. The five-member group approved the project's exterior improvements, pocket park, and exterior elevator, addressing questions about parking through a planned shared agreement with an adjacent
The Town Charter Review Committee advanced edits to three charter articles while deferring a fourth. The committee voted to recommend changes to Article 6 specifying a seven-member Finance Committee with no majority from a single precinct, and to Article 7 removing gender references and adding a
Conservation Commission approves EV charging infrastructure amendment at 10 Commercial Ave. The unanimous vote requires completion of all prior permitted work, mandatory off-site snow removal for any accumulation over four inches, and agent-approved stamped plans before construction. The Commission
Dracut Council on Aging addresses transportation shortage after full-time driver resignation. Chair Louis LaBella presided over the March 31 meeting as the council approved prior minutes and reviewed spring activities including presentations on housing assistance, elder law, and artificial
Town Charter Review Committee revises governance articles without recorded votes. The committee refined language in Article 5 (Administrative Organization) and reorganized Article 6 (Finances and Fiscal Procedures) to match the chronological flow of actual fiscal processes, updating notification
Dracut Finance Committee schedules April 16 public hearing on FY2027 budget confronting $9.9 million shortfall. Town Manager Kate Hodges presented a $133 million general fund budget, up 7.38 percent from fiscal 2025, driven by health insurance costs increasing 14.47 percent to the statutory