Gardner Council Approves $3 Million High School Renovation While Rebuking Mayor's Transparency
Gardner City Council votes to fund a $3 million high school renovation while rebuking the mayor over transparency.
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Gardner Planning Board Adopts Housing Production Plan, Sends It to City Council
GARDNER -- June 9, 2026, Gardner Planning Board unanimously adopts Housing Production Plan, flagging cost burden and expiring affordable units. The board voted at its June 9 meeting to adopt the plan prepared by Barrett Planning Group, which found that nearly a third of Gardner households spend more than 30 percent
Gardner City Council Flags Budget Errors, Eyes June 22 Vote on FY 2027 Spending Plan
GARDNER -- June 8, 2026, Gardner City Council opens FY 2027 budget review, flags transposition errors and presses for new oversight controls. The council met Monday as a committee of the whole to conduct its first full review of the mayor's proposed budget, which totals roughly $96 million across
Facility Sub-Committee approves high school elevator repair, kitchen hood work.
Facility Sub-Committee approves district maintenance and capital projects. Chairman Robert J. Swartz and member John LaFrenniere reviewed updates from Wayne Anderson on work across Gardner's four main schools, including a $100,000 high school elevator repair chosen over a $1 million full
Historical Commission begins MACRIS database project with two properties.
Historical Commission's MACRIS Working Group approves database entries for two properties. Chair Chris Pera led the group in voting to create forms for the Ezra Moore House at 3-5 Clark Street and the property at 121 Edgell Street under the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Marcia