Hubbardston public meetings in 2025
9 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Cultural Council
The Hubbardston Cultural Council will approve the previous meeting minutes, receive updates and reports on grantees, finances, and communications, and conduct a vote on grant applications, including requests for more information and prioritization of Round 3. The meeting will also outline next steps for the grant cycle, such as declines, acceptances, and award letters.
- Approve 11/11/2025 meeting minutes
- 2025 grantee updates and communications report
- Treasurer's report
- Grantee voting: applications needing further information and Round 3 prioritization
- Grant cycle next steps: declines, accepted awards, and award letters
Cultural Council
The Cultural Council will approve the minutes from the November 5, 2025 meeting and hear updates, a communications report, a treasurer's report, and a chair’s report. The chair’s report includes a review of the LCC program guidelines and local council priorities. The meeting’s key decision is voting on grant applications, including requests for additional information and prioritizing Round 2 applications. The next voting meeting is scheduled for November 20, 2025.
- Approve 11/5/2025 meeting minutes
- Review LCC Program Guidelines
- Review Local Council Priorities
- Grantee Voting – applications needing further information
- Grantee Voting – prioritization of Round 2 applications
Cultural Council
The Cultural Council will review qualified grant applications and determine prioritization for Round 1. The body will also review the 2026 financial report and LCC program guidelines.
- Grantee voting for qualified applications
- Prioritization of Round 1 applications
- Review of MCC 2026 Financial Report
- Review of LCC Program Guidelines and Local Council Priorities
Cultural Council
The Hubbardston Cultural Council will review survey results, finalize 2025 grantee awards, and discuss the 2026 budget allocation. The meeting also covers administrative deadlines and calendar dates for the upcoming program year.
- Review 2025 grantee awards
- Review 2026 budget allocation
- Review Community Outreach Survey Results
- Review calendar dates for program year 2026
- Review LCC/TCC Financial Report
Cultural Council
The Hubbardston Cultural Council will review officer roles, 2025 grantee updates, and 2026 program guidelines at this meeting. Members will also discuss local priorities, community input methods, and key 2026 grant cycle deadlines.
- Review council officer roles (Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, etc.)
- Discuss 2026 Program Guidelines and Local Guidelines submission
- Set community input methods (survey, field day?)
- Confirm 2026 grant cycle deadlines (application opens Sept 2, deadline Oct 16)
Economic Development Committee
The committee is conducting a three-day training schedule for the CivicEngage platform. The sessions cover system administration, page editing, and citizen engagement modules.
- Admin sessions for system administrators
- Training on Pages Live Edit
- Instruction on Newsflash and Alert Center modules
- Training on Document Management and Archive Center
- Instruction on Calendar and Form Center
Historical Commission
The Hubbardston Historical Commission will meet to discuss several topics related to town heritage, including a dugout canoe, the Unitarian Church, the town clock, Indian Caves, and a Wain-Roy marker. No decisions or votes are indicated on the agenda; the meeting appears to be a working session for discussion.
- Discussing a dugout canoe
- Discussing the Unitarian Church
- Discussing the town clock
- Discussing Indian Caves
- Discussing a Wain-Roy marker
The commission read a draft letter supporting the Dugout Nipmuc Canoe restoration project. A motion to support and sign the letter was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously. The vote satisfied the quorum requirement of three of five members. No other formal decisions were recorded.
- Supported Dugout Nipmuc Canoe restoration project by signing letter (unanimous)
Historical Commission
The Hubbardston Historical Commission will meet on April 8, 2025, to discuss several historical topics including a dugout canoe, the Unitarian Church, the town clock, and Indian Caves. The meeting location has been updated to the Library Basement Conference Room.
- Discussion on the Dougout Canoe
- Discussion on the Unitarian Church
- Discussion on the Town Clock
- Discussion on Indian Caves
- Other business
Cable Advisory Committee
The Hubbardston Cable Advisory Committee will meet on April 3, 2025, to discuss updates from Bowling Alley Media and consider actions on a contract update. They will also consider a proposal for an accessible shared meeting/training space at 48 Gardner Road for Town Meeting. The agenda also includes other business and adjournment.
- Update from Bowling Alley Media
- Actions needed for contract update
- Town Meeting – 48 Gardner Road accessible shared meeting/training space proposal