Year‑End Fiscal Votes, PFAS Tracking Headline Busy Week Ahead for Harvard Boards
In the only formal decision recorded in the past two weeks, the Elderly & Disabled Taxation Aid Committee unanimously approved minutes from its June 17 and June 24 meetings. No other town board published official minutes during the period, but several upcoming meetings are poised to move money, land-use decisions, and public-health actions.
Recent Meeting Highlights
While formal votes were scarce, agendas show activity across Harvard government:
- **Select Board (June 24):** A dangerous‑dog hearing for 91 Warren Ave. was the sole substantive item.
- **Zoning Board of Appeals (June 24):** A public hearing was scheduled on a special permit to reconstruct a non‑conforming barn at 228 Old Littleton Road, and the board planned to discuss final as‑built drawings for the Pine Hill Village affordable housing project.
- **Board of Health (June 22):** Members were set to weigh the 2026 Master Plan supplement, a $600 invoice for Styrofoam collection, and updates on PFAS contamination in private wells near Warren Avenue.
- **Select Board (June 30):** An agenda called for votes on the Town Administrator’s contract, a Harvard Solar Credit Purchase Agreement, use of Rantoul Trust Fund money for a gravel pit appraisal, and discussion of land options for relocating the Department of Public Works.
- **Historical Commission (July 1):** Public hearings were listed for replacing patio stones at 1 Still River Road, removing windows at 16 Ayer Road, and a new application for sculptures on the Old Library grounds at 7 Fairbank Street.
Minutes for all these meetings have not yet been published, so no final actions are confirmed.
What’s Coming Up
Several boards will act on fiscal and policy matters in the next two weeks.
Year‑end budget transfers will be voted on by the Finance Committee on July 13 and again by the Select Board on July 14. Both meetings are the final steps to close the fiscal year’s books.
Planning Board (July 6): A public hearing will consider a 1,938‑square‑foot expansion at 256 Ayer Road. The board will also vote on a $2,239.35 membership invoice for the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission and review updated solar and battery‑storage bylaws.
Park & Recreation Commission (July 6): Commissioners will vote on a policy addressing motorized bikes on fields and discuss beach operations with Harbormaster Ben.
Open Space Committee (July 8): The panel plans to elect officers and send a final draft of the Chapter 61 land‑removal process to the Select Board for consideration.
Board of Health (July 13): New member Sarah Birse will be welcomed and a new chair selected. The agenda also includes a discussion with the Climate Committee about contacting trash haulers on a food waste ban, updates on PFAS contamination in Warren Avenue private wells, and a MassDEP technical assistance grant application for the Transfer Station.
Land Stewardship Subcommittee (July 7) will welcome new member Staci Donahue and review summer mowing, invasive species removal at several conservation properties, and a Boy Scout project at Dancing Grounds.
Residents can find meeting agendas and access information at the town website. All listed dates are tentative and subject to change.
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