The Reading Conservation Commission continued a hearing on replacing the Parker Middle School turf field after members pressed engineers on PFAS infill, buffer-zone mowing and outdated rainfall data.
Reading's Finance Committee voted 8-0 to table a decision on phasing in a $6.5 million override until after November's election.
Reading's Conservation Commission ratified an amended enforcement order for 10 Brentwood Drive and continued two wetlands hearings to Aug. 26.
Reading's Council on Aging elected Ron Powell as secretary and heard that its own budget working group could not determine whether a proposed elder-services budget for the new RecCal building was adequate.
Reading's Building Committee and RecAL Building Committee approved a $164,000 contractor change order and a $1,292,150.79 payment to general contractor J&J Contractors.
The Reading Select Board discussed four ways to phase in a $6.5 million property tax override heading to a November vote, reaching no consensus.
Reading's Select Board voted 4-1 to put a single $6.5 million override question on the November 2026 ballot.
The Reading Recreation Committee elected Rich Hand as chair and Bob Wyden as vice chair at its July 28 reorganization meeting.
The Reading Select Board postponed a vote on a Proposition 2½ override ballot question, splitting over whether to offer one figure or a tiered menu.
Reading's Conservation Commission voted unanimously to order a stop-work and enforcement action at 10 Brentwood over unpermitted wetland-buffer clearing.
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