Select Board approves 15 percent solid waste rate increase
Shrewsbury Select Board approves 15 percent solid waste rate increase. Town Manager Kevin J. Mizikar presented a fiscal 2027 solid waste model citing declining bag sales and contractual costs; selectmen Gregory G. Richards, Anand Sharma, and Michelle K. Conlin voted in favor while Theresa H. Flynn
Select Board · Meeting of June 23, 2026
Shrewsbury Select Board approves 15 percent solid waste rate increase. Town Manager Kevin J. Mizikar presented a fiscal 2027 solid waste model citing declining bag sales and contractual costs; selectmen Gregory G.
Richards, Anand Sharma, and Michelle K. Conlin voted in favor while Theresa H. Flynn and Carlos A.
Garcia opposed. Mizikar also announced an organizational restructuring eliminating three management titles and creating a Deputy Town Manager position overseeing land use, planning, economic development, and human services, with no net budget increase. The board unanimously approved a revised Water Abatement Policy and extended the 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee's term through June 30, 2028.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of June 23, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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