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Commission on Disability prioritizes accessibility survey, pursues RFK partnership

Commission on Disability prioritizes town accessibility improvements, explores RFK partnership. Chair Michael McCue met with Kathy Mills, CEO of RFK Lancaster, and Erin Martin, director of individual giving, to discuss collaboration opportunities. RFK expressed interest in a podcast collaboration

Select Board assigns Finance Director duties to Town Administrator amid staffing crisis

Lancaster Select Board assigns Finance Director duties amid staffing crisis. The Board unanimously assigned Finance Director duties to Town Administrator John R. Woodsmall III without additional compensation, addressing shortages caused by a Finance Director vacancy and the Treasurer/Collector's

Cultural Council adopts FY27 grant priorities, plans community engagement.

Lancaster Cultural Council finalizes FY27 grant priorities based on community survey. Chair Valorie Parent led the council in adopting revised Local Priorities emphasizing applications from local artists and organizations, programs with solid planning and secured venues, free or low-cost

Select Board enters Executive Session on contract negotiations

Select Board enters Executive Session on contract strategy. Chair Jason A. Allison and member Ralph A. Gifford III voted unanimously to enter Executive Session under Open Meeting Law Purpose 2 to conduct strategy for contract negotiations with non-union personnel, specifically Town Administrator

Finance Director Screening Committee narrows applicant field

Finance Director Screening Committee narrows field to 2 or 3 candidates. The four-member Ad Hoc committee, chaired by Town Administrator John Woodsmall, voted unanimously to limit finalists to between two and three candidates for the Select Board's consideration. The panel includes Police Chief