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Finance Committee discusses FY27 budget challenges, solid waste arrears, and cuts already made.

Finance Committee reviews preliminary FY27 budget with $2.5M in cuts already imposed. Town Manager Cori Stott and Finance Director Ms. Hodges detailed pressures from $400,000 in unpaid solid waste invoices, a 14.44 percent increase in insurance and benefits, and loss of a state-funded landfill

Zoning Board approves insubstantial modification to Murphy's Farm permit

Dracut Zoning Board unanimously approves insubstantial modification to The Homes at Murphy's Farm comprehensive permit. Chair Brian Lussier explained the Board's original permit was appealed to the Housing Appeals Committee, prompting both parties into mediation; the negotiated outcome includes a

Finance Committee defers prior minutes, reviews $177 million school project budget

Dracut Finance Committee receives detailed school project briefing at $177 million price tag. Committee Chair Cori Stott and members Nancy McDonald, Joyce Andrews, Rich Cowan, and Alyssa Nazzaro (Emily Mattox absent) reviewed the Joseph A. Campbell School proposal with Owner's Project Manager Paul

Planning Board continues G Street roadway waiver request to March

Planning Board defers G Street roadway standards waiver to March 11. Christopher Clapper, owner of 25 G Street, requested waiver of a 20-foot roadway-width requirement and elimination of a fire-department turnaround, but Community Development Director Alison Manugian clarified that both

Board approves animal control officer, senior donations; scrutinizes selectman's MBTA video

Board of Selectmen approves animal control officer, accepts $9,810 in senior donations. The board voted unanimously to designate Colleen Morse as the 2026 Municipal Animal Control Officer and accepted a $9,500 grant from the Greater Lowell Senior Citizen Trust and $310 from Hannaford's for Council