Select Board warns of $1.24M budget gap

From Littleton News

• School Committee weighs superintendent's first-year goals. Littleton's School Committee took up four proposed first-year goals for new Superintendent Michael Caira, including a Portrait of a Learner target and an educator-evaluation deadline, while also debating a revised kindergarten entrance-age policy and hearing that 101 students registered late for buses this year.Littleton News
• Disabilities panel backs Fay Park gazebo rebuild. Littleton's Disabilities Commission found a routine accessibility complaint had expanded into a full rebuild after inspectors deemed Fay Park's gazebo structurally unsound and it was demolished, with members weighing Community Preservation funding that could speed construction versus a longer state-grant route.Littleton News
• Thrift shop to close by Nov. 8 after building sale. Littleton's thrift shop, long housed at First Baptist Church, will close by November 8 after the building was sold to Concord Presbyterian Church, with volunteers redirecting inventory to Littleton High School, St. Vincent de Paul and Lowell agencies.Littleton News
• Select Board warns of $1.24 million FY28 gap. Littleton's Select Board designated Shattuck Street a 20 mph safety zone after residents described speeding traffic near a Town Hall daycare, the senior center and library, then turned to a $1.24 million fiscal 2028 deficit that has town officials weighing limits on filling vacant positions.Littleton News
• LCTV warns of funding gap, unveils first telethon. LCTV Executive Director Mark Crory said the station's cable-subscriber base has fallen from 80 percent of Littleton households to 39 percent today, and that the new Friends of LCTV nonprofit will host the town's first telethon November 19 at the Council on Aging.Littleton News
• CPC weighs Fay Park, ballfields and senior housing funding. Littleton's Community Preservation Committee took up a full slate, including the Fay Park gazebo and ADA pathway overhaul, a new Long Lake fishing dock, and temporary high school ballfield repairs, with a funding vote on affordable senior housing at 410 Great Road pending.Littleton News
• Clerk's Office previews Nov. 3 election deadlines. Littleton's Town Clerk's Office previewed deadlines for the November 3 election: voter registration closes October 24, mail-in ballot requests are due October 27, and in-person absentee requests close November 2. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Littleton Middle School.Littleton News
• ZBA hears first case under new variance standard. Littleton's Zoning Board of Appeals got briefed on the state's rewritten variance standard, which Town Counsel Thomas Harrington said leans toward approval where housing production is at stake, then heard a George Street mudroom and porch petition.Littleton News

Today in Littleton

• Town posts fall schedule for Civic Leadership Academy. The town released its 2026 fall schedule for the Littleton Civic Leadership Academy, a program that introduces residents to town government and operations.Town of Littleton
• September newsletter covers back-to-school, retirements. The Town of Littleton's September newsletter highlights the start of the school year, a committee spotlight and a staff retirement, among other town updates.Town of Littleton

Coming up

• Tomorrow, 1:00 p.m.: Opioid abatement group meets virtually. The Nashoba Opioid Abatement Collaborative holds a virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams at 1 p.m. Wednesday.Town of Littleton
• Tomorrow, 6:00 p.m.: Select Board meets Wednesday at Center on Shattuck. Littleton's Select Board meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Multi-Purpose Room 1 at the Center on Shattuck Street.Town of Littleton
• Tomorrow, 6:00 p.m.: Light and Water Commissioners meet Wednesday. Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments commissioners meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the LELWD Operations Center, 39 Ayer Road.Town of Littleton
• Tomorrow, 6:00 p.m.: Park and Recreation Commission meets Wednesday. Littleton's Park and Recreation Commission meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Multi-Purpose Room 1 at the Center on Shattuck Street.Town of Littleton
• Tomorrow, 6:00 p.m.: Disability Commission meets Wednesday evening. Littleton's Disability Commission meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Multi-Purpose Room 1 at the Center on Shattuck Street.Town of Littleton
• Fri, Sep 25: Drop-in office hours with Kyle Bubp set for Friday. Select Board member Kyle Bubp holds drop-in office hours for residents on Friday, September 25.Town of Littleton

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