Government & development in Concord

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Last 14 days

• Light Board hears clean fiscal 2025 audit results. Concord Light Plant Board heard its fiscal 2025 audit found no material weaknesses and net income of $6.7 million, even as 2027 power costs near $87 per megawatt hour, up from $70. A governance overhaul adding elected seats was previewed but not voted on.Concord News
• Finance panel confirms Concord's staffing outpaces peer towns. Concord's Finance Committee confirmed the town employs 13.9 general-government workers per 1,000 residents, the highest of six towns compared. The panel also heard the pension system's unfunded liability has grown to $279 million townwide.Concord News
• Select Board weighs housing options, approves cemetery marker. Concord's Select Board reviewed a study finding redevelopment of the Peabody and Ripley schools and a third site could generate roughly $10 million and 66 housing units. Members also approved a Black Heritage Historical Trail Marker outside Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.Concord News
• Concord real estate sale tops $10.6 million. Concord News's latest deed roundup found a $10.6 million sale led the week's real estate activity, with family trust transfers accounting for much of the recorded deed filings across town.Concord News
• Zoning session set for MCI Concord redevelopment. The town will hold a zoning information session Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town House Hearing Room to explain how zoning will shape future development at the former MCI Concord prison site.Town of Concord
• Town posts voter guide ahead of Nov. 3 election. Concord has published essential dates, deadlines and local voting options ahead of the Nov. 3 state election, part of a push to get residents election-ready.Town of Concord
• Town launches FY26 grants dashboard. Concord has posted a new FY26 Grants Dashboard giving residents a clearer view of how the town is leveraging grant opportunities to support the community.Town of Concord
• Route 117 work adds night striping this week. An update to Concord's ongoing Route 117 reconstruction advisory notes night work for line striping on various roads will run this week alongside the existing daytime construction through Sept. 25.Town of Concord

Coming up

• Wed, Sep 23, 5:00 p.m.: Financial Audit Advisory Committee meets Wednesday evening. The committee convenes Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at 22 Monument Square.Town of Concord
• Wed, Sep 23, 8:00 a.m.: Light Board meets Wednesday morning. Concord's Municipal Light Plant Board holds its next regular meeting Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 a.m.Town of Concord

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