Millbury Town Meeting passes $61.2 million budget, rejects parking rule
Millbury Town Meeting approves $61.2 million budget, narrowly rejects new parking rule.
Town Meeting · Meeting of May 5, 2026
Millbury Town Meeting approves $61.2 million budget, narrowly rejects new parking rule. Voters passed a $61,247,544 fiscal 2027 operating budget and 18 of 20 warrant articles, while School Committee Chair Chris Wilbur reported the town's $19.9 million high school and Elmwood roof and HVAC projects will finish about $4.4 million under budget, with borrowing at $15.5 million. Finance Director Katie McKenna fielded resident questions over a $542,300 snow-and-ice transfer and veteran's services cuts.
The night's biggest fight came on Article 16, a Planning Board proposal requiring on-site parking for new development; resident Nick Lazara warned its promised grandfathering "is not written in policy," and the measure failed 47-48, short of the two-thirds threshold. A related Route 146 corridor rezoning and a Bramaville Village setback change both passed by two-thirds.
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Source: the Town Meeting meeting of May 5, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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