Shrewsbury Town Meeting to consider $169.8 million budget, 37 warrant articles
Shrewsbury officials previewed all 37 articles on the May 18 Annual Town Meeting warrant in a recorded walkthrough posted May 4.
Topic
Government
A collection of 77 issues
Shrewsbury Form of Government Committee Sets Department Interview Questions for May
SHREWSBURY — May 4, 2026 — Shrewsbury's Form of Government Study Committee finalized a list of six baseline interview questions for town department heads at its May 4 meeting. The committee, which is examining whether Shrewsbury should alter its town-meeting-based government structure, also expanded its interview scope to
May 1 Select Board Broadcast Is a Campaign Ad, Not a Meeting
A May 1, 2026 community access TV broadcast labeled as a Select Board meeting is in fact a solo campaign advertisement by member Carlos Garcia, who is running for re-election in the May 5 town election. No board meeting was convened, no quorum assembled, no agenda followed, and no votes taken.
Lake Quinsigamond Commission awards $44,072 fanwort treatment contract to Water and Wetlands
SHREWSBURY — April 29, 2026 — Lake Quinsigamond Commission approves $44,072 weed treatment contract and debates wakeboat restrictions. The commission unanimously awarded a fanwort herbicide treatment contract for Flint Pond's East Basin to Water and Wetlands, the lowest of three bids that also came in at $53,900 and
Shrewsbury Select Board Reappoints Town Manager Mizekar Through June 2029
SHREWSBURY — April 28, 2026 — Shrewsbury Select Board unanimously reappoints Town Manager James Mizekar and approves a $226,391 school funding increase for FY27. Vice Chair Beth Casavant presided over the April 28 meeting in place of Chair Theresa Flynn, leading the board through Mizekar's annual public performance evaluation
SELCO Receives Clean Audit Opinion, Approves DPU Report Ahead of May Deadline
SHREWSBURY — April 28, 2026 — Shrewsbury's municipal utility SELCO received a clean audit opinion and approved its DPU annual report at the April 28 commission meeting. Baker Tilly directors Dan and Bethany, presenting for the second consecutive year, reported that both the electric and cable departments received unmodified opinions
Library Board Asks for Written Plan Before Reopening to Unsupervised Middle Schoolers
Shrewsbury Library trustees defer decision on restoring unsupervised middle school access, seek written proposal.
Shrewsbury Zoning Board Continues Food Truck Case, Approves Contractor's Yard With Conditions
SHREWSBURY — April 27, 2026 — Shrewsbury's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a contested food truck variance, approved a contractor's yard, and cleared two residential building cases at its April 27 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to defer a decision on a variance sought by Teresa Gulette
Shrewsbury Board of Health Opens Hearing on Mandatory Hauler Recycling Rules
Shrewsbury Board of Health holds public hearing on proposed mandatory recycling regulations for all haulers.
Shrewsbury Commission Clears Beaver Devices, Pine Removal, MassDOT Road Project
Shrewsbury's Conservation Commission approved beaver flow-through devices, cleared a residential pine removal, and issued a MassDOT road order at its April 21 meeting.