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Gardner CDBG Committee approves prior-year fund reallocation for FY2026 application

Gardner CDBG Committee backs prior-year fund reallocation for FY2026 application. The Committee voted 4-0 with Mayor Michael Nicholson abstaining to allocate $140,000 in FY2025 funds and $9,000 in FY2022-23 funds to continue existing public social service grants, while reserving the new FY2026

Gardner Assessors exempt residential solar systems for 20 years

Gardner Board of Assessors exempts residential solar systems for 20 years. The board voted unanimously to approve the exemption under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 45, with two of three members present; the 20-year exemption applies to rooftop residential solar systems not

Historical Commission approves FY2027 budget-request authorization.

Gardner Historical Commission approves FY2027 budget authorization. Chair Chris Pera and members Scott Huntoon and Alan Agnelli unanimously authorized the submission of the commission's budget narrative and funding request to the Mayor by February 20, 2026. The commission also learned that the

Council elects Karen Butler as City Auditor; approves $236,200 in free cash spending

Gardner City Council elects Karen Butler as City Auditor; approves $236,200 in free cash. The special search committee co-chaired by Councillor Aleksander Dernalowicz unanimously recommended Butler after interviewing three candidates; all 10 present Councillors and President George Tyros voted in

Gardner economic panel defers sign ordinance move to next meeting

Gardner's Economic and Community Development Committee deferred action on a sign ordinance relocation proposal. Mayor Michael Nicholson told Councillor Elizabeth Kazinskas and committee members that moving sign regulations from Chapter 675 (zoning) to non-zoning Chapter 665 would reduce procedural