Monthly Archives: August 2023

Our state aid did not change in the final budget the Governor signed today.

View this email in your browser   Breaking News from the MMA   Gov. Healey signs FY24 state budget Gov. Maura Healey today signed a $56 billion state budget bill for fiscal 2024 that increases unrestricted local aid by 3.2% over fiscal 2023 and boosts Chapter 70 education aid by $603 million. The budget was enacted by the Legislature on July 31. The governor vetoed $205 million in net spending and signed 103 of the bill’s 112 outside sections. The budget increases Unrestricted General Government Aid to $1.27 billion and Chapter 70 education aid to $6.5 billion for fiscal 2024. It also increases the Rural School Aid account by $15 million, while fully funding the Special Education Circuit Breaker account and charter school mitigation payments. …     Copyright © 2023 Massachusetts Municipal Association, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Massachusetts Municipal Association 3 Center Plaza Suite 610 Boston, MA 02108 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Yesterday an anonymous resident left the following note and dozens and dozens and dozens of fresh donuts from Donut Express at the

Town House,

Public Safety Building, and

DPW Garage

as a thank you to the town employees.

We can never say thank you often enough to those we deal with in this world, so thank you to the kind resident for recognizing all town employees in such a generous and thoughtful manner!

From the Medfield Animal Shelter listing:

Meet Stray tabby cat found in Medfield

This handsome and friendly tabby cat with four white feet and a white chest showed up at the home of a family of cat lovers on Copperwood Rd in Medfield on August 4th. He was meowing a lot and very hungry. He has a microchip that was purchased by Gardner Animal Control but it is not registered to an owner. If he is your cat or you know who he belongs to, please email : info@medfieldshelter.com. We are calling him Ken. He is not available for adoption, as we are hoping to reunite him with his owner.

The first step in our adoption process is to fill out an adoption application here: medfieldshelter.com/adopt

Our cats are typically adopted quickly, and we receive many applications for each one, so if you are ready to adopt, please fill out the adoption application.

If a cat is listed on our website, they are still available for adoption, but there may be applications received ahead of yours.

All adoption meetings are by appointment. Our adoption fee for cats six months – 11 years is $150 for one cat, $250 for a pair. Senior cats over 11 years are $125. The adoption fee includes age-appropriate vaccines, dewormer, microchip, testing for FeLV and FIV, and spaying/neutering.

https://www.petfinder.com/cat/stray-tabby-cat-found-in-medfield-65763254/ma/medfield/a-medfield-animal-shelter-ma57/

On Tuesday this week Pulte presented its high density development ideas to Dover for 17 acres of land between Dover-Sherborn High School and the Town of Medfield – basically in the back yards of those living along Evergreen Way.

Town Administrator, Kristine Trierweiler shared with me that Pulte is asking to buy water and sewer use from the Town of Medfield, but Pulte apparently has alternative backup plans for both as well.

Former Dover Select Board member Carol Lisbon shared this link: “A replay of the last night’s meeting ( after the entertainment) can now be found on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73WbG8KYjU8 “

Selectman Office Hours this Friday

I hold regular monthly office hours at The Center on the first Friday of every month from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. 
Residents are welcome to stop by to talk in person about any town matters.
Residents can also have coffee and see the Council on Aging in action (a vibrant organization with lots going on).
I can be reached at my cell, 508-359-9190