The Massachusetts Municipal Association provides huge amounts of information to municipalities, provides opportunities to share experiences, and publishes a monthly magazine, called the Beacon, which has become a digital document this month – read the May 2020 edition here MMA_Beacon_May2020.
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Posted in Information, Massachusetts Municipal Association
George Lester was honored at the Select Board meeting last night for enumerable services to the Town of Medfield, and most especially for twenty-five years of serving on the Planning Board.
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Posted in People, Planning, Select Board matters
SRS tracks information about the automotive industry. I like this lawyer as hero story –
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Cobalt Cover-Up
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Cobalt Cover-Up Why did Brooke Melton die at the wheel of her 2005 Chevy Cobalt on a rainy night in March 2010? It took Marietta, Georgia, lawyer Lance Cooper 18 months to solve that mystery, eventually forcing GM to recall millions of vehicles with defective ignition switches and to pay billions in compensation and fines. There are many stories about the scandal, but none so close to the action as Cooper’s new, first-person account. It’s also a reminder that but for Cooper’s work, Brooke Melton’s death – and many others – would have been chalked up as yet another tragic case of “driver error.” Read our review at The Safety Record Blog.
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Click here for more information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
May 11, 2020 5:12 PMThe Board of Health has announced the follow case numbers of COVID-19 in Medfield:
32 cases confirmed
29 recovered
Posted in COVID-19
From Andreea Cazacu, M.D. of the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention –
In the spirit of relaxation and free time enjoyment, we would like to invite community members to a painting session to reproduce Van Gogh’s, Starry Night, graciously hosted by Karen Johnson, known painter and teacher in town on Sunday, 5/17/2020, at 11am on zoom. Please sign up by emailing medfieldyouthoutreach@medfield.net, or by phone 508-359-7121 (please, leave a message if we do not pick up) and let us know if you need supplies as we can offer everything needed for up to 24 participants. Families can do it together as a group, friends can participate separately and compare, but only the instructor will be visible on Zoom.
If supplies are needed, please, let us know your address and we will drop off at your house- 11x14in canvas, acrylic paint, brush and pallet.
Donations are welcome (online on the MFi website- follow the link below-right mouse click on Open Hyperlink or by mail), and please specify art class- Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention.
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Posted in health, MCSP - Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention, Recreation
NB – Board of Health Chair Carol Read was added to the agenda after I posted it.
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Posted in Select Board matters
TOWN OF MEDFIELD
MEETING NOTICE
Posted in accordance with the provisions of MGL Chapter 39 Section 23A, as amended
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, this meeting will take place remotely. Members of the public who wish to view or listen to the meeting may do so by joining via the web, or a conference call.
Board of Selectmen
Board or Committee
| PLACE OF MEETING | DAY, DATE, AND TIME |
| Remote Meeting held on Zoom | Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm |
Agenda (Subject to Change)
7:00 PM Call to Order
Disclosure of video recording
We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving around the globe in defense of our country
Appointments
Benjamin Rothstein to discuss Invasive Plants in Medfield
State Representative Denise Garlick to discuss FY2021 Budget
Town Moderator Scott McDermott to discuss 2020 Annual Town Meeting
Discussion (potential votes)
Proclamation for George Lester, Planning Board Member
COVID-19 Operations/Action
Action Items
FY2021 Budget
Annual/Capital Budget
Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles
Town Administrator Update
Next Meeting Dates
May 19, 2020
May 26, 2020
Selectmen Reports
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Posted in Select Board matters
I attended at noon today a meeting of the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s Massachusetts Select Board Association (NB – MSA changed its name this year from “Selectmen”). Bleak news about the state budget and the financial aid we will get from the state next fiscal year starting July 1 – may be down 20% this coming year. The legislative delegation is coming to the Select Board meeting next Tuesday to personally share the bad news.
The only good news was at the end of this slide –
State Revenue and Budget Outlook
• Legislature has Announced that the Fiscal 2021 Budget Process is Delayed
• Administration & Legislative Budget Writers Held New Revenue
Hearing to Revisit Revenue Forecast, with $4B to $6B Shortfall Estimated
• State Budget Process Unclear (Joint Budget? Temporary Budgets?)
• GOOD NEWS … $3.5 Billion in the State Rainy Day Fund should Help to
Mitigate Fiscal 2020 Revenue Shortfalls (and Increased Expenditures)
• GOOD NEWS … Massachusetts Received $2.67 Billion from the Federal
CARES Act to Pay for Unexpected/Unbudgeted COVID-19 Expenses
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Today the Zoning Board of Appeals issued its decision approving the 56 unit 40B rental complex called the Aura, to be constructed at the site of the former Legion. The development both hopefully creates an endowment for the Legion from the purchase price and reportedly allows the Legion the use of the Aura’s common room facility for the Legion’s meetings.
Per the decision, “The Project shall consist of thirty-one (31) one-bedroom units, nineteen (19) two-bedroom units, and six (6) three-bedroom units”
The full decision can be read via the following link – Decision 1386 – Mayrock – Legion-50 Peter Kristof
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Posted in Affordable housing / 40B, Buildings, Development, Zoning
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