Sterling Finance and Capital Budget committees chart FY27 budget strategy without voter override. Finance Committee Chair Joseph King presented a preliminary outlook showing more than $400,000 out of balance and outlined 10 potential cost-reduction areas, including restructuring $500,000 in DPW
Sterling Finance and Capital committees approve two-date departmental budget presentation schedule, positioning FY27 budget strategy around a more-than-$400,000 preliminary shortfall. Finance Committee Chair Joseph King outlined a series of potential cost reductions--restructuring DPW borrowing,
Sterling Select Board appoints Thomas Kokernak Fire Chief in 4-1 decision. Chair Kirsten Newman, Select Members David Smith and Patricia Ward, and Select Member Ron Furmaniuk voted for Kokernak's appointment, contingent on background check, physical, and contract negotiations; Select Member Maureen
The Sterling Department of Public Works Board approved its prior minutes and received a preliminary water rate discussion. Chairman Blaine Bershad and members Andrew Parker, Deane Day, Ryan Mouradian, Paul Gerardi, Mike Tomaiolo, and Susan Genereux were present. The board praised transparent budget
Library trustees approve prior minutes and learn waiver could let exterior lift reopen in weeks. Facilities Manager Chuck Goss told the board that an additional $55,000 will be needed at May town meeting to finish the lobby expansion project, but Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects has sought a
Sterling Select Board conducts fire chief candidate interviews. Chair Kirsten Newman presided as the board met with five candidates for the position: Mark Sadowski, currently chief in West Boylston; Erik Thomas, retiring chief in Atkinson, New Hampshire; Kevin Grebinar, a Sterling resident and call
The Sterling DPW Facility Committee unanimously approved a revised floor plan combining cost-reduction measures including shop consolidation and elimination of a center vehicle-storage aisle. Chair Jonathan Morini's panel also backed a not-to-exceed $55,000 budget for structural, environmental,
Board of Assessors approves budget and performance review. Chairman Donlin Murray, Clerk Richard Sheppard, and Associate Assessor Robert Heckman unanimously backed the fiscal year budget and reaffirmed the annual performance review, which the board characterized as substantially unchanged from the
Sterling Board of Health approves septic code variance and updates communication policy. At the January 7 meeting, Chairman Richard Lane, Vice-Chair Gai Hassett, and Member Gary C Menin Sr. unanimously approved a Local Upgrade Approval for 45 Swett Hill Road permitting a reduction from four feet to