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Select Board approves $5.2 million bond anticipation note for capital projects

Lancaster Select Board approves $5.2 million bond note for capital projects. The Select Board voted unanimously, 3-0, to authorize the sale of $5.23 million in bond anticipation notes at 4 percent interest for a water main project, a $200,000 building assessment project, and a $700,000 sprinkler

Select Board chooses Lori Rose as Finance Director finalist

Lancaster Select Board hires Lori Rose as Finance Director finalist. The Board voted unanimously to enter contract negotiations with Ms. Rose following interviews with two candidates; Town Administrator John R. Woodsmall III recommended Ms. Rose, whom he had previously worked with in Bolton. In

Lancaster Board of Health approves bat box conservation project

Lancaster Board of Health approves bat box conservation project for Luther Burbank Middle School. Eagle Scout candidate Ayden LeMay seeks to install four boxes in town to protect the endangered little brown bat, whose population has declined since 2006 due to White Nose Syndrome. Board members

Select Board votes 2-1 to oppose state bill

Lancaster Select Board votes 2-1 to oppose state legislative compromise on audit authority. The board authorized Chair Jason A. Allison to sign letters requesting the Governor veto any compromise diluting a 2024 ballot question on legislative audit. Ralph A. Gifford III opposed, citing partisan

Recreation Committee advances comprehensive bylaw revisions

Lancaster Recreation Committee commits to comprehensive bylaw revisions and field regulations. Chair Thomas Wood and members unanimously approved prior meeting minutes and committed to comprehensive bylaw revisions by March 31, following voter approval in May 2026 reducing membership from seven to