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Select Board votes to challenge MWRA sewer costs

The Reading Select Board voted 4-0 to send a letter challenging an MWRA sewer overflow plan that could raise the town's cost to $68.4 million.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 20

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Select Board tables $600,000 field lighting plan

Reading's Select Board tabled a $600,000 Driscoll Field lighting project to spring Town Meeting, citing budget strain ahead of a $6.5 million override vote.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 6

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Select Board renames climate panel, advances warrant

The Reading Select Board voted unanimously to rename the Climate Advisory Committee as the Environmental Sustainability Committee while previewing a 13-article fall Town Meeting warrant.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 22

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Reading Board Clears Chair In Split OML Votes

The Reading Select Board cleared Chair Melissa Murphy and member Christopher Haley of two open meeting law complaints in split votes after first voting 0-5 against hearing them in executive session.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

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Select Board weighs options for $6.5M override

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.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 4

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Select Board Votes 4-1 for $6.5M Override

Reading's Select Board voted 4-1 to put a single $6.5 million override question on the November 2026 ballot.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 28

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Select Board delays override vote until July 28

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 22

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Select Board Appoints Sullivan, Rejects Clark for Trustees

Reading's Select Board debated a $6.5 million override for fiscal 2028 and heard the police chief's retirement announcement.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 14

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Reading Select Board Holds Annual Retreat Focused on Override Planning and Board Dynamics

Reading Select Board targets November 2026 override vote as structural deficit hits $9 million. At a May 2 all-day retreat, Finance Director Sharon Angstrom told the board that free cash reserves have fallen to roughly $11 million, about 8.3 percent of available revenues, well below the

Townbrief news summary · May 2

Government · Select Board

Reading Select Board sets course for fall override vote amid $9 million deficit

READING -- May 2, 2026, Reading Select Board targets November 2026 override vote as structural deficit hits $9 million. At a May 2 all-day retreat, Finance Director Sharon Angstrom told the board that free

Townbrief reporting · May 2

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