By Dave Watkins in News — 03 Oct 2026

FinCom weighs charter rewrite, tree bylaw

FinCom debates charter rewrite, tree bylaw, dog fee hike. The Finance Committee took up a sweeping charter rewrite, drafted over 36 meetings, that would bar individual Select Board, Planning Board or School Committee members from filing warrant articles alone, plus a new tree bylaw and the town's first dog fee increase since 2009.Billerica News
FinCom debates fire contract, police renovation funding. The Finance Committee weighed a multiyear fire union contract that could push minimum engine staffing toward a goal firefighters called decades overdue, while also considering funding to begin renovating the police station.Billerica News
FinCom weighs pump station fixes, sidewalk dispute. The Finance Committee considered funding to rehabilitate two sewer pump stations under a 2010 state consent order, while a separate article to legitimize decades-old sidewalk encroachments on private property divided members over eminent domain concerns.Billerica News

Mon, Oct 5, 10:30 a.m.: Mobile career center makes final stop Monday. The Masshire Lowell Mobile Career Center holds its last scheduled Billerica session at the public library on Monday, October 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., offering residents job search help.Billerica Public Library
Mon, Oct 5, 6:00 p.m.: Select Board holds regular meeting Monday. The Select Board meets Monday, October 5, at 6 p.m. in the Thomas Conway Hearing Room, Room 205, at Town Hall.Town of Billerica
Mon, Oct 5, 6:00 p.m.: School Committee meets Monday at Town Hall. The Billerica School Committee meets Monday, October 5, at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall auditorium.Billerica Public Schools
Mon, Oct 5, 6:00 p.m.: Parker Elementary site council meets Monday. Parker Elementary School's Site Council meets Monday, October 5, at 6 p.m. at the school, 52 River Street.Billerica Public Schools
Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.: Board of Health meets Monday evening. The Board of Health meets Monday, October 5, at 7 p.m. in Room 210 at Town Hall, with a Zoom option available.Town of Billerica
Wed, Oct 7, 7:00 p.m.: Historic Districts Commission meets Wednesday. The Historic Districts Commission meets Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. in Room 210 at Town Hall.Town of Billerica

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