Paxton board pulls boiler article, defers override
Paxton Select Board left its recommendation on a $640,000 override undecided and raised trash fees ahead of May Town Meeting.
Select Board · Meeting of April 13, 2026
Paxton Select Board left its recommendation on a $640,000 override undecided and raised trash fees ahead of May Town Meeting. The board voted unanimously to hike the monthly trash fee from $24 to $28.12 under a renewed Pellegrino Trucking Co. contract and appointed Tristan Dunn as treasurer collector effective April 21. Chair Julia N.
Pingitore said state Senator Peter Durant secured "$100,000 for the boiler for Paxton Center School" in the state budget, prompting the board to pull a related funding article from the warrant. The board recommended disapproval of the Wachusett Regional School District budget over a 2.8 percent assessment hike and deferred a formal override position to Town Meeting. Residents Mark Love and Neil Magnus pressed the board on a $490,043 shortfall tied to the town's Anna Maria College police contract, with answers due April 27.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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