Government · Finance Committee
Sturbridge Finance Committee finalizes town meeting warrant report
Sturbridge Finance Committee finalizes its annual town meeting report ahead of an April 27 vote.
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Government · Board of Assessors
Board of Assessors approves prior meeting minutes
Board of Assessors approved prior minutes and signed administrative documents at its April 6 meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve meeting and executive-session minutes from March 2, 2026, and signed monthly documents including motor vehicle abatement, boat abatement, and real estate
Government · Select Board
Select Board reviews Route 20 crash data, fills police vacancy
Sturbridge Select Board reviews five years of Route 20 crash data, appoints new police officer.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Approves Capital Plan With Sidewalk Plow
Sturbridge Finance Committee approved the $1.11 million Capital Improvement Plan including a $250,000 sidewalk snowplow in a 4-3 vote on April 2, declining Committee member Mike Hager's attempt to exclude the equipment. Hager objected to the Select Board's recent policy requiring the town to clear
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee restores $250,000 sidewalk plow to capital plan
Sturbridge Finance Committee restores $250,000 sidewalk plow to capital plan, breaking with the Select Board.
Government · Conservation
Sturbridge Conservation Commission Approves Order For Mashapaug Road Cleanup
Sturbridge Conservation Commission unanimously finalizes cleanup order for 71 Mashapaug Road after three-year enforcement dispute.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Endorses $20,000 Lake Study, Defers Warrant Articles
The Sturbridge Finance Committee unanimously recommended a $20,000 betterment appropriation for the Big Alum Lake Association to fund a consultant study on algae blooms and invasive weeds affecting the 200-acre lake. Finance Committee Chair Kevin Smith deferred recommendations on three Special Town
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee approves three warrant articles for town meeting
Sturbridge Finance Committee recommends three town meeting articles, tables a tax rate fight on a 7-1 vote.
Government · Sturbridge Lake Advisory Committee
Committee demands town assume lake testing responsibility
Committee votes to demand town take over lake testing. The Sturbridge Lakes Advisory Committee unanimously voted to demand that the town assume full responsibility for annual water testing and record keeping, including hiring professional staff and funding laboratory work. Members, who currently
Government · Finance Committee
Sturbridge Finance Committee backs $46 million budget, splits on library
Sturbridge Finance Committee backs a $46.1 million town budget and splits 5-2 on a library accessibility project.