Mendon's General By-laws Review Committee approved prior minutes and scheduled a public hearing on the noise bylaw for February 25. Chair Tom Merolli's committee, which also includes members Joanne Lamothe, Carl Hommel, and Karen Meade, is advancing several bylaw amendments: the Town Administrator
Board of Health approves septic upgrade, dumpster amendments unanimously. Chairman Alan Greenberg, Vice-Chairman Tom Fichtner, and Member Joyce Gilmore voted unanimously to allow an 80-foot septic system offset at 17 Hartford Avenue West despite standard Title 5 requirements of 100 feet, based on
Mendon Board of Assessors approves FY27 budget and motor vehicle excise warrants. Assessor Kevin Rudden (Chair), Assessor Ken O'Brien, and Principal Assessor Sherrie Bates voted unanimously to accept the budget and sign a side-letter salary agreement for Bates, who confirmed satisfaction with her
Mendon Capital Committee discussed plans to expand Taft Public Library through adaptive reuse of the vacant Rectory, targeting 2030 or 2031. Gabriel Porciello and James Thach presented the project, which would add program and study space to address library capacity constraints at the town-owned,
Water Commission reviews water system study results. Engineers from Woodward & Curran presented prolonged pump-test findings confirming sufficient groundwater with no detected PFAS or volatile organic compounds, though iron and manganese levels require treatment via green sand filtration. Chair
The Mendon Select Board set Annual Town Meeting for May 12, 2026, and opened the warrant for submissions through April 16. In a series of unanimous votes, the board authorized the Highway Superintendent to spend up to $125,000 in deficit funding for snow and ice removal and appointed Sean Glennon
Mendon's General By-laws Review Committee approved January minutes and scheduled a public Noise Bylaw hearing for February 25, with Vice-Chair Carl Hommel drafting presentation materials for February 11 review. Chair Tom Merolli will confer with town leadership on whether to propose a new Town
Mendon's Community Preservation Committee approved prior minutes and shaped its May Annual Town Meeting warrant, deferring kayak and recreational purchases due to timeline constraints. Chair Anne Mazar and members Dan Byer, Peter Denton, Michael Goddard, and Barry Iadarola discussed projects
Historic District Commission approves 2025 annual report, eyes permanent signage for district entrances. The January 29 meeting documented three hearings, three certificates, and thirteen permits reviewed without hearings in 2025, primarily for solar roofs and air conditioner heat pumps. Members
Board of Health appoints second burial agent, maintains $1,000 scholarship. Vice-Chairman Tom Fichtner presided as Chairman Alan Greenberg was absent, and members approved Rory Crisfield as the town's second Burial Agent on a 2–0 vote and voted 2–0 to keep the annual Board of Health scholarship at
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