Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100

Select Board Meeting

Monday, January 12 2026 at 6:30 PM
Town Hall: Second Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Wednesday, January 7 2026 at 8:28 AM

Agenda

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026

AGENDA

SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM

2nd FLOOR

GROTON TOWN HALL

                                               

                        6:30 P.M.                          Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

                        6:31 P.M.                          Public Comment Period

 

  1. 6:35 P.M                         Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Consider Ratifying the Town Manager’s Appointment of Robert Maloney as the Acting Water Superintendent
  2. FY 2027 Budget Update
  3. Update on Select Board Schedule Through the 2026 Spring Town Meeting

 

  1. 6:40 P.M.                         Items for Select Board Consideration and Action

 

  1. Consider Appointing Gregg Baker as a Full Member on the Zoning Board of Appeals
  2. Consider Appointing Robert Mullins as an Associate Member of the Zoning Board of Appeals
  3. Call for and Open the Warrant for the 2026 Spring Town Meeting
  4. Consider Approving a One-Day Wine and Malt Beverages License for the Friends of Prescott, for a Cheese and Wine Tasting: A Taste of Spain, to be held on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. at the Prescott Community Center.
  5. Consider Approving a One Day All Alcoholic Beverages License for the Squannacook River Runners, for a Holiday Social, to be held on Sunday, January 18, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Prescott Community Center.
  6. Consider Approving a One Day All Alcoholic Beverages License for the Friends of Prescott, for GIN-uary: A Gin and Tonic Mixology Experience to be held on Friday, January 30, 2026 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  7. Consider Approving a One Day Wine and Malt Beverages License for the Friends of Prescott’s Open Mic Night to be held on Friday, February 13, 2026 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

 

III.                 6:45 P.M.                          Council on Aging – Committee Update

 

  1. 7:00 P.M. In Joint Session with the Finance Committee – Continue Review of FY 2027 Budget Guidance   

 

OTHER BUSINESS                            -Authorize the Town Manager and One Member of the Select Board to Sign Warrants for the Next Thirty Days

 

ON-GOING ISSUES –                       Review and Informational Purposes – Brief Comments - Items May or May Not Be Discussed

 

  1. PFAS Issue
  2. UMass Satellite Emergency Facility
  3. Fire Department Staffing
  4. West Groton Dam

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes:                         Regularly Scheduled Meeting of December 22, 2025

                                                                                               

ADJOURNMENT

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting.  The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.