Government · Select Board
Gardner City Council approves $215,127 transfer to fund non-union salary overhaul
Gardner City Council approves $215,127 salary transfer and welcomes new city clerk.
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Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Approves New City Clerk, Hazard Mitigation Plan
Gardner Finance Committee approved eight measures including a new City Clerk appointment at the July 1 meeting. The committee unanimously ratified Jennifer Pelavin as City Clerk at Step 1, following an open recruitment that drew approximately 50 applications. The group adopted the City's Hazard
Government · Finance Committee
Gardner Finance Committee Holds Downtown TIE Tax Deal, Drops Chief of Staff Bid
Gardner Finance Committee holds first-ever Tax Increment Exemption request while pulling Chief of Staff from agenda.
Government · Finance Committee
Gardner Finance Committee recommends city clerk pay step, defers six agenda items
GARDNER -- July 1, 2026, Gardner Finance Committee advances city clerk pay step to full council, defers six items. The two-member Finance Committee, Chair Aleksander H. Dernalowicz and Councilor Judy A. Mack, voted 2-
Government · Gardner Redevelopment Authority
Easement Signature Holds Up Downtown Development Project
Gardner Redevelopment Authority held a meeting dominated by a nearly two-hour closed session on land matters.
Government · Golf Commission
Golf course water system restored to full capacity
The Gardner Golf Commission received an update on the golf course's restored irrigation system, operating at full capacity of 1,000 gallons per minute, up from the previous 140. Superintendent Bill Frank credited his staff's hand-watering efforts during the restoration project.
Government · Retirement Board
Retirement board considers easing pension funding schedule amid gains
Gardner retirement board tabled a decision on easing pension-funding increases after actuarial gains trimmed unfunded liabilities. Pension consultant Colin Edgar of Stone Consulting presented a January 1, 2026 valuation showing $4.4 million in asset gains and unfunded liabilities of $24.2 million,
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission closes enforcement orders
Conservation Commission closed enforcement orders at two properties and lifted one as members resolved vegetation-compliance cases. The 36 Nicole Terrace order closed after 35 of 40 replanted trees succeeded, with agreement that no trees would be cut within 30 feet of wetland; the 282 Brookside
Government · City Council
City Council Approves FY2027 Budgets, Rejects School Spending Cut
Gardner City Council approved FY2027 budgets totaling $97.1 million, including the full $38.1 million school budget after rejecting a $1 million reduction. Councillor Calvin Brooks' amendment to cut school spending failed 6-2-1, with Councillors Kazinskas and Mack warning against relying on future
Government · Select Board
Gardner City Council Approves FY 2027 Budget With $82,100 in Amendments
GARDNER -- June 22, 2026, Gardner City Council approves FY 2027 budget with $82,100 in cuts after rejecting a $1 million school reduction. The council passed the full budget package Monday in a series
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