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Tag: Town Meeting

Sign pointing to Town Offices
Posted inLocal Government

Town, school leadership reach agreement on proposed FY24 budget

by Sophie Culpepper January 27, 2023January 28, 2023

Town and school district leaders have agreed on a proposed FY2024 budget ahead of Lexington’s fourth financial summit on Monday.

Village Overlay Districts map
Posted inLocal Government

Planning Board votes to bring multi-family zoning proposal designed to comply with new state law to public hearing Feb. 1

by Sophie Culpepper January 20, 2023January 20, 2023
Vote Here sign
Posted inLocal Government

Explainer: How to vote and run for local office in Lexington

by Jeri Zeder January 5, 2023January 6, 2023
Town Meeting Members and a screen in Battin Hall.
Posted inWeekly News Roundups

Fall Town Meeting approves affordable housing trust and LexHAB reorganization, former Lexington state rep. helped get “millionaires tax” on the ballot, Hosmer House move begins

by Sophie Culpepper November 4, 2022November 5, 2022
Sarah Morrison in her LexHAB office
Posted inWeekly News Roundups

Tackling affordable housing at Town Meeting, educators draw attention to overwhelming workload

by Sophie Culpepper October 28, 2022October 28, 2022
Sarah Morrison in her LexHAB office
Posted inLocal Government

At next week’s Special Town Meeting, members will discuss, vote on two important measures for increasing affordable housing in Lexington

by Sophie Culpepper October 28, 2022October 31, 2022
Lexington's Town Office Building on a sunny day
Posted inLocal Government

Following July departure of Lexington’s inaugural Chief Equity Officer, Town continues its search for a replacement

by Sophie Culpepper September 9, 2022September 9, 2022
A landscaper using a gas-powered leaf blower
Posted inLocal Government

In first summer of Lexington’s gas-powered leaf blower seasonal restrictions, compliance remains uneven

by Sophie Culpepper September 9, 2022September 9, 2022
flat sculpture mock-up in front of Lexington Visitors Center
Posted inLife in Lexington

In historic Lexington, where does a monument to women belong?

by Sophie Culpepper May 27, 2022August 18, 2022
Lexington Police Station in spring
Posted inLocal Government

Next Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote on the upcoming debt exclusion to fund a new police station

by Sophie Culpepper May 14, 2022May 14, 2022

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