Select Board backs 10 Nov. 16 town meeting articles
Sturbridge's Select Board placed 10 articles in support for the Nov. 16 special town meeting. Articles included $350,000 for Dowdy Road MEPA permitting, a battery storage and solar bylaw, and a data center moratorium.
Select Board · Meeting of October 5, 2026
Sturbridge's Select Board placed 10 articles in support for the Nov. 16 special town meeting. Articles included $350,000 for Dowdy Road MEPA permitting, a battery storage and solar bylaw, and a data center moratorium. The board did not support the Joshua Hyde Public Library article after the one bid exceeded the $500,000 budget; rebids are due Oct. 22.
It approved an $80,000 Tighe & Bond stormwater agreement and a $438,800 Tighe & Bond contract for Stallion Hill water tank design. A speaker said flood-proofing the Route 20 pump station would cost about $3 million less than relocating it.
In the full story:
- STURBRIDGE — October 5, 2026 —
- Opening and announcements
- Special Town Meeting warrant: Articles 33 through 42
- Licenses, permits and appointments
- Contracts
- Local Roots host community agreement
- Route 20 pump station
- Correspondence, minutes and citizens forum
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,610 words
Source: the Select Board meeting of October 5, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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