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See this free really good, inspiring movie tomorrow -1PM

Posted on February 4, 2023 | Comments Off on See this free really good, inspiring movie tomorrow -1PM
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Reminder– “2040” showing is tomorrow afternoon,
Sunday at 1pm  

The second of two viewings of the movie “2040”

Free.  Sponsored by Medfield Environment Action.  Bring a friend!

Jan. 31 Tuesday 7pm at United Church of Christ 496 Main Street
Feb. 5 Sunday 1pm at the Medfield Public Library

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This documentary is inspiring.  It is entertaining to watch and offers new hope for the climate crisis conversation!  If you have been suffering from climate-related anxiety or despair, this movie is for you. 
Please help to spread the word to neighbors and friends.
 

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Select Board 2/7/23

Posted on February 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Select Board 2/7/23

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TOWN OF MEDFIELD MEETING NOTICE Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25 This meeting will be held in a hybrid format. The Board of Selectmen will attend in person and members of the public may attend in person. In addition, members of the public who wish to participate via Zoom may do so by joining by one of the following options: 1. To join online, use this link: https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/88530366678?pwd=clhLODVKcnlDN3dFTDJWQjBCVzJ5Zz09 a. Webinar ID: 885 3036 6678 b. Password: 637025 2. To join through a conference call, dial 929-436-2866 or 312-626-6799 or 253-215-8782 or 301-715-8592 or 346-248-7799 or 669-900-6833 a. Enter the Webinar ID: 885 3036 6678 b. Enter the password: 637025 The packet with meeting materials for this meeting is available at this link: https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/6871/BOS-Meeting-Packet_02072023 Board of Selectmen Board or Committee PLACE OF MEETING Chenery Hall, Medfield Town House Remote participation available through Zoom DAY, DATE, AND TIME Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 7:00 pm Agenda (Subject to Change) 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 1. Commissioner Staiti, Treasurer Bellotti, William Buckley to make ARPA Presentation for Hinkley Playground2. Request from Doug Pollard to set up Pollard’s Texas Que at the Medfield State Hospital grounds from April 4 through June 10 3. Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School to present an update on their school building project 4. Sarah Raposa, Town Planner to request Finding from the Board of Selectmen that the project proposed by Trinity Financial LLC meets the affordability requirements under Medfield Zoning Bylaw 300-20.10.C 5. Parks and Recreation Semi-Annual update by Katie Walper, Director of Parks and Recreation and Mel Seibolt, Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission 6. Medfield Energy Committee members to discuss capital budget requests Discussion Items (Potential Votes) 7. Follow up discussion of 2023 Goals 8. FY2024 Budget Review Action Items 9. Board and Committee Appointments: a. Vote to appoint Robert Aigler to the Capital Budget Committee b. Vote to appoint Neil Downing to the Dog Control Bylaw Committee 10. Vote to adopt Procurement card policy 11. Request from Trinity Solar Solicitor, Justin Diamand for an extension of time of his solicitor’s license which will expire February 2, 2023 for an 6 additional months 12. Vote to accept grant funds from Cambridge Health for the purchase of two tablet devices and protective covers 13. Vote to sign the contract with Cartographic Associates, Inc for Tax Map Maintenance for processing data recorded January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 14. Affordable Housing Trust requests vote to authorize an additional $500 to complete the group home consultant services agreement originally authorized by the Board of Selectmen on October 11, 2022 Citizen Comment Consent Agenda Meeting Minutes November 1, 2022 Town Administrator UpdatesNext Meeting Dates February 21, 2023 March 7, 2023 March 20, 2023 Warrant Hearing March 21, 2023 March 27, 2023 Annual Town Election Selectmen Reports Actions Taken on Bills and Warrants for Payments: ● Chair Murby signed 01/24/2023 and 01/31/2023 vendor warrants ● Chair Murby signed 02/02/2023 payroll warrant Informational ● Letter from Patricia Burke, 8 Eden

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New School Building Committee meets tonight

Posted on February 2, 2023 | Comments Off on New School Building Committee meets tonight

From me –

From Anna Mae O’Shea Brooke –

Could you pretty please post the following for tonight’s New SBC meeting:

Meet the newly formed School Building Committee as they meet for the first time tonight, Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7pm, 2nd floor of Town Hall:

Agenda and Zoom Link

Link to the SBC web page

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Office Hours tomorrow 9-10AM

Posted on February 2, 2023 | Comments Off on Office Hours tomorrow 9-10AM

Select Board 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 via 508-359-9190 or this blog about Medfield matters, where any schedule changes will be posted. 

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State budget writers announce consensus revenue growth forecast of 1.6% for FY24

Posted on February 1, 2023 | Comments Off on State budget writers announce consensus revenue growth forecast of 1.6% for FY24

From the Massachusetts Municipal Association. NB, the state budget process will likely be slower to unfold this year due to the gubernatorial change –

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State budget writers announce consensus revenue growth forecast of 1.6% for FY24

The state’s budget writers announced yesterday that state tax collections are expected to grow by 1.6% in fiscal 2024 over a recently adjusted projection for fiscal 2023 revenue.

Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz, Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael Rodrigues and House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz announced a consensus state tax revenue forecast of $40.41 billion for the fiscal year that will begin on July 1.

The increase does not include an additional $1 billion in projected revenue from the state’s new surtax on annual incomes over $1 million, which was adopted by voters in November. Dispensing funds generated from the surtax will be subject to appropriation, but the ballot measure stipulated that funds must be spent only in areas of transportation and education. Including the surtax, estimated revenue would increase the total budget projection for fiscal 2024 by 4.1% over the adjusted fiscal 2023 revenue estimate.

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Great movie!!! Repeats Sunday at 1PM

Posted on February 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Great movie!!! Repeats Sunday at 1PM

I saw this movie last night at its penultimate Medfield showing at the UCC, with about forty other Medfield people, and I highly recommend it to you. Such a hopeful message about what our carbon future can be, by solving climate change with things that already exist. The movie plays again on Sunday at 1PM at the library – do not miss your last chance to see it in Medfield.

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Select Board 1/24/2023

Posted on January 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Select Board 1/24/2023
  1. To join online, use this link:

https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/88530366678?pwd=clhLODVKcnlDN3dFTDJWQjBCVzJ5Zz09 a. Webinar ID: 885 3036 6678 b.

Password: 637025

2. To join through a conference call, dial 929-436-2866 or 312-626-6799 or 253-215-8782 or 301-715-8592 or 346-248-7799 or 669-900-6833 a. Enter the Webinar ID: 885 3036 6678 b. Enter the password: 637025

The packet with meeting materials for this meeting is available at this link:

https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/6775/BOS-Meeting-Packet_01242023 B

TOWN OF MEDFIELD MEETING NOTICE Posted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, §§18-25 This meeting will be held in a hybrid format. The Board of Selectmen will attend in person and members of the public may attend in person. In addition, members of the public who wish to participate via Zoom may do so by joining by one of the following options: 1. To join online, use this link: https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/88530366678?pwd=clhLODVKcnlDN3dFTDJWQjBCVzJ5Zz09 a. Webinar ID: 885 3036 6678 b. Password: 637025 2. To join through a conference call, dial 929-436-2866 or 312-626-6799 or 253-215-8782 or 301-715-8592 or 346-248-7799 or 669-900-6833 a. Enter the Webinar ID: 885 3036 6678 b. Enter the password: 637025 The packet with meeting materials for this meeting is available at this link: https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/6775/BOS-Meeting-Packet_01242023 Board of Selectmen Board or Committee PLACE OF MEETING Chenery Hall, Medfield Town House Remote participation available through Zoom DAY, DATE, AND TIME Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 7:00 pm Agenda (Subject to Change) 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 7PM - Public Hearing - Verizon pole attachment of Small Cell Communications Equipment: 154 Granite Street, Utility Pole #35/56 Appointments 1. Chief Guerette to request the appointment of Richard Davis as a Special Police Officer2. David MacCready, Craig Rafter and Dean Harrison to present the proposed development at 441 Main Street of 2 rental homes and the rehabilitation of 6 existing rental homes under the Housing Options Program RFP a. Vote to authorize the Chair of the Board of Selectmen to sign the Local Initiative Program letter of support and LIP application b. Vote to sign the Memorandum of Understanding Discussion Items (Potential Votes) 3. Follow-up discussion of 2023 Town Goals Action Items 4. Board and Committee Appointments a. Vote to appoint Doug Larence as an Associate Member of the Planning Board. The Planning Board unanimously appointed Doug at their meeting on January 9 b. Vote to appoint Kate Pittman to the Dog Control Bylaw Committee c. Vote to appoint Eric J. Lavin to the Affordable Housing Trust 5. FY2023 Financial Policy Compliance Review 6. Vote to allow the Chair to sign the contract in order to receive the public safety funds earmarks to the Town of Medfield in the Chapter 126 of the Acts of 2022 line item 8000-0213: a. $50,000 expended to the town of Medfield to purchase and install wired automated external defibrillators in town parks b. $25,000 expended for the town of Medfield for Wired AEDs at the 3 sports fields in town 7. Vote to allow the Chair to sign the Town Vendor and Payroll Warrants and to name a back up member to sign if the Chair is unable to 8. Vote to close the 2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant 9. Vote to have the Chair sign a letter of support for the Cultural Alliance of Medfield’s application to MAPC’s Technical Assistance Program for a feasibility study on the phase 2 for new construction of a visual and culinary arts building Citizen Comment Consent Agenda 10. Request to hold annual Run Like a Maverick 5K on Sunday, May 7, 2023. The race will begin and end at Montrose School 11. Request from Doug Pollard to set up Pollard’s Texas Que at the Medfield State Hospital grounds from April 4 through June 10 Meeting Minutes November 1, 2022Town Administrator Updates Next Meeting Dates February 7, 2023 February 21, 2023 Selectmen Reports Informational ● Affordable Housing Trust Notice ● Sovereign Consulting Groundwater Sampling Events: March, June, Sept, Dec 2023 ● Abutters Notice, Planning Board Legal Notice - Trinity Acquisitions LLC seeks Site Plan Approval 7:45PM Feb. 6, 2023

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MEA “Movie Night” 1/31 & 2/5

Posted on January 12, 2023 | Comments Off on MEA “Movie Night” 1/31 & 2/5

From Helen Dewey –

Happy New Year! Could you please post the attached flyer on your blog? MEA is hosting 2 free screenings of the documentary 2040. It offers new hope for the climate crisis conversation!  Here’s a summary. 

Motivated by his 4-year-old daughter and concern for the planet she will inherit, Damon
Gameau, Australian award-winning director (That Sugar Film, 2015) and actor, embarks on a
global journey to meet innovators and changemakers to discover what the future of the
planet could look like by the year 2040 if we embraced the best solutions already available
to us, and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/MedfieldMovieEvent

Thanks so much!

Helen Dewey

Medfield Environment Action

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Office Hours this Friday 9-10AM at The Center

Posted on January 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Office Hours this Friday 9-10AM at The Center

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 via 508-359-9190 or Osler.Peterson@OslerPeterson.com

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Picked up from Richard

Posted on December 30, 2022 | Comments Off on Picked up from Richard

Streetlight budget in 1923

In this week’s Hometown Weekly, Richard DeSorgher’s This Old Town column describes the Town of Medfield budget from 100 years ago in 1923. The total annual budget was $67,965 and your town, like today, spent the most on education, $24,000 that year. What surprised me was that the town spent $3K on streetlights. That latter is the same amount spent that year on snow removal, and $1K more than was spent on either the police or fire.

From memory the streetlight budget today is about $27,000. Interesting that streetlights were seen then as such a high priority.

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Posted in Budgets, History