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Town Charter Review Committee advances edits to Articles 5-8

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 wetland buffer amendment at 10 Commercial Ave.

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

Council on Aging approves prior minutes, addresses staffing shortage.

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

Charter Review Committee discusses Article rewrites for town governance.

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

Finance Committee sets April 16 public hearing on FY2027 budget, eyes $9.9M shortfall.

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