Plainville public meetings in 2025
5 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Local Massachusetts Cultural Council
The Plainville Cultural Council will meet to review grant applications and vote on the disbursement of 2026 Massachusetts Cultural Council funds. The committee will also elect a Recording and Corresponding Secretary.
- Election of Recording and Corresponding Secretaries
- Review and vote on grant applications in panelbook
- Determination of 2026 MA Cultural Council fund disbursement
- Scheduling of a challenge meeting
Redevelopment Authority
The Plainville Redevelopment Authority met on April 24, 2025 with three members present and one absent. After an overview of the Authority’s role and discussion of the unfilled state‑appointed seat, the board decided to hold its next meeting on May 22 at 7 p.m. to review town areas for possible blighted designation.
- Scheduled next meeting for May 22 at 7 p.m.
Charter Review Committee
The committee approved the minutes from the March 27, 2025 meeting. It voted to cancel the scheduled meeting for the following week. The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 PM.
- Approved acceptance of March 27, 2025 minutes
- Approved cancellation of next week's meeting
- Approved adjournment at 6:25 PM
Charter Review Committee
The Charter Review Committee accepted the March 20 minutes and voted to delete five sections from the draft warrant articles. The removed sections were C-1-4 Division of Powers, C-1-8 Definitions, C-3-12 Redevelopment Authority, C-4-5 Powers and Duties, and an additional unspecified section. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 PM.
- Accepted minutes of 3/20/2025 (approved)
- Removed Section C-1-4 DIVISION OF POWERS from draft warrant articles (approved)
- Removed Section C-1-8 DEFINITIONS from draft warrant articles (approved)
- Removed Section C-3-12 (NEW) REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY from draft warrant articles (approved)
- Removed Section C-4-5 POWERS AND DUTIES from draft warrant articles (approved)
- Adjourned meeting at 6:40 PM (approved)
Charter Review Committee
The committee approved several charter amendments. The wording of Section C-5-2 was rearranged and clarified to allow alternate members to temporarily sit as full members. Section C-6-3(c) was changed to require the Select Board, Town Administrator, Finance Director, and Finance Committee Chair to issue a written directive guiding budget preparation. The meeting minutes were accepted and the session was adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
- Approved acceptance of March 13, 2025 minutes
- Approved moving sentence of Section C-5-2(b) to the start of Section C-5-2(a)
- Approved amendment of Section C-5-2(b) to specify “temporarily sit as a full member”
- Approved amendment of Section C-6-3(c) to require a written budget guidance directive
- No action on Section C-5-4 Department of Public Works
- No action on Section C-6-4 Capital Improvement Plan
- No action on Section C-2-4
- Adjourned meeting at 7:02 p.m.