Ayer
Upcoming
Historical Commission
The Ayer Historical Commission will discuss the Woodlawn Cemetery Cannon Preservation project and the Oral History Project. They will also receive updates from the Community Preservation Committee and plan the Newton Street Festival. The meeting includes approval of minutes and public input.
- Woodlawn Cemetery Cannon Preservation
- Oral History Project update
- Community Preservation Committee update
- Newton Street Festival planning
- Meeting minutes approval
Council on Aging Board
The Council on Aging Board will review recommendations from the National Council on Aging/National Institute of Senior Center Assessment. The board will also elect officers for 2027 and review director reports from the spring of 2026.
- Review of National Institute of Senior Center Assessment recommendations
- Election of 2027 board officers
- Review of Director's reports for April, May, and June 2026
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Ayer Shirley Regional School District
The Ayer Shirley Regional School District Committee will vote on approving three collective bargaining agreements for clerical, custodial, and paraprofessional staff covering 2026-2029. They will also act on a consent agenda including various warrants totaling over $2.2 million. An executive session is scheduled to discuss a personnel matter.
- Approve 2026-2029 Clerical Contract
- Approve 2026-2029 Custodial Contract
- Approve 2026-2029 Paraprofessional Contract
- Consent agenda warrants: AP Warrant 1178 $2,085.65, AP Warrant 1179 $16,979.39, AP Warrant 1180 $1,096,630.71, Payroll Warrants totaling $1,139,261.99
- Executive session for discussion of reputation, character, or discipline of an individual
Board of Assessors
The Board of Assessors is meeting to review and approve financial reports and tax commitments. The session will focus on finalizing abatement reports and preliminary billing for real estate and personal property.
- Motor Vehicle and Trailer Abatement Report for June
- Real Estate and Personal Property commitments for Preliminary Q1 & Q2 bills
- CPA (Community Preservation Act) commitments for Preliminary Q1 & Q2 bills
Conservation Commission
The Conservation Commission will hold a continued public hearing regarding a roadway extension and stormwater system. They will also review a request for vegetation clearing at a residential property.
- Public hearing: Orion Park Drive roadway extension and stormwater system (Sawyer May, LLC)
- Request for Determination: Vegetation clearing and landscaping at 50 Deer Run
Senior Center Site Selection Building Committee
The Senior Center Building Committee will hear updates on permitting (water/Comcast lines, Planning Board, MEPA/MESA), grants (CDBG, Municipal ADA), and design/cost estimates. They may vote on a vendor invoice packet. Public input is also scheduled.
- Permitting updates: Water/Comcast lines, Planning Board, MEPA/MESA
- Grants updates: CDBG, Municipal ADA
- Design and cost estimate updates
- Vendor invoice packet approval/vote
- Public input period
Select Board
The Ayer Select Board will hold an executive session to negotiate the purchase or lease of a Sullivan Investment Trust property on West Main Street. In open session, members will review and approve the warrant for a July 13 special town meeting. That meeting will ask voters whether to authorize the board to acquire permanent and temporary easements along Nonacoicus Brook for the West Main Street Bridge Project. The warrant also seeks approval to grant a billboard easement on town-owned land.
- Executive session on real property negotiation with Sullivan Investment Trust (West Main Street)
- Approval of July 13 special town meeting warrant
- West Main Street Bridge Project authorization for permanent/temporary easements and eminent domain along Nonacoicus Brook
- Billboard easement grant on Town-owned parcel (Assessor's Map 26-31)
Planning Board
This agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and a cancellation notice for the June 23 meeting. No substantive items or public hearings are scheduled. The next meeting will occur on July 14.
Finance Committee
The Ayer Finance Committee will discuss the funding and financial impact of installing town security cameras. No specific dollar amounts or vendor names are mentioned in the agenda. The meeting also includes public input and scheduling of the next meeting.
- Discussion on funding and financial impact of town security cameras
Zoning Board
The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for June 17, 2026 has been cancelled because there are no applications to review. The next regular meeting will be held on July 15, 2026.
Ayer Shirley Regional School District
The committee will vote on three collective bargaining agreements for clerical, custodial, and food service staff for 2026-2029. It will also consider a mandated FY26 budget increase and review homework policy. Public comment and recognition of retirees are also on the agenda.
- Approve 2026-2029 Clerical Contract
- Approve 2026-2029 Custodial Contract
- Approve 2026-2029 Food Service Contract
- Approval to increase FY26 budget mandated by DESE for excess and deficiency
- Payroll warrant 25 for $1,091,071.95
Select Board
The Select Board will hold a public hearing on proposed water rules revisions, discuss the DPW snow removal budget deficit, and consider a home rule petition to ban second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides. They will also receive an overview of the Flock Safety camera public information portal and review various appointments and grants.
- Public hearing on proposed revisions to water rules and regulations
- DPW snow removal budget deficit discussion
- Flock Safety cameras public information portal overview
- Home rule petition re: second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)
- Ayer Affordable Housing Trust request for emergency funds from UDAG and annual free cash
Cemetery Commission
The Cemetery Commission will evaluate master planning and the potential for green burials. The board will also review proposed changes to cemetery regulations and receive updates on the historic cannon.
- Master planning and green burial evaluation
- Proposed regulation changes
- Historic cannon updates
- Lot sales and deed certificates
Conservation Commission
The Commission unanimously approved a Notice of Intent for Sawyer May, LLC to extend an existing roadway to a cul-de-sac, with stormwater system and utilities, subject to special conditions including snow storage restrictions. George Bacon was elected Vice-Chair of the commission.
- Approved Notice of Intent and issued Order of Conditions for Orion Park Drive road extension (4-0)
- Elected George Bacon as Vice-Chair (4-0)
- Confirmed agenda as revised (4-0)
- Approved minutes for May 14 and May 28, 2026 (4-0)
- Continued public hearing on Orion Park Drive to June 25, 2026 (4-0)
- Recommended Andy MacGregor for appointment to open Conservation Commission seat (4-0)