Medfield Morning Brief, Oct. 23: Capital panel delays FY2028 vote

From Medfield News

• Capital panel reviews FY2028 department requests Medfield's Capital Budget Committee opened its review of fiscal 2028 department requests, as Town Hall renovations, a DPW trailer replacement and a yearslong pavement plan competed for capital dollars alongside a multiyear water and sewer borrowing plan on the horizon.Medfield News
• Capital panel postpones vote, orders reprioritization Medfield's Capital Budget Committee postponed its vote on non-building capital projects after learning that available free cash for fiscal 2028 would come in well below earlier projections, forcing departments to reprioritize requests that already exceeded what the town could afford.Medfield News
• Capital panel pushes capital vote to Oct 16 Medfield's Capital Budget Committee postponed its planned October 9 vote on fiscal 2028 capital projects to October 16, as information technology, public works and school requests collectively outstripped the free cash available, sending departments back to rework their asks.Medfield News
• Planning Board takes up 67 West Street use change Medfield's Planning Board took up a proposal to convert the former My Gym space at 67 West Street into a private event venue, while also previewing possible Town Meeting articles on solar rules, wellhead maps and small cell wireless technology.Medfield News

Happening Sat, Oct 24

• Girls volleyball hosts Bourne Saturday Medfield High School's girls varsity volleyball team hosts Bourne on Saturday, Oct. 24, according to the NFHS Network broadcast schedule.NFHS Network

Medfield on Fri, Oct 23

• Medfield Invites Local Artists To Showcase Their Work Patch reports Medfield is opening submissions for young artists to display their work at Bellforge, giving local youth a chance to put their creativity on public view.Medfield Patch

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 26, 5:15 p.m.: Freshman, JV volleyball host Westwood Monday Medfield's freshman and junior varsity volleyball teams host Westwood in conference matches Monday, Oct. 26, at 5:15 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps

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