Planning Board unanimously endorses ANR lot creation and recommends associate member. The board approved an application to create a buildable lot at 132 Main St. under the ANR plan, finding it met zoning frontage and area requirements. John Wamback, a former Master Plan Steering Committee member,
Rutland Events Committee greenlights three prior meeting minutes and summer event rollout. The panel, meeting June 9 with five members, unanimously approved minutes from April and May sessions and confirmed police detail for the 2026 Concert Series, with porta potties ordered and a 2025 Morowski
Rutland Planning Board votes to recommend John Wamback as associate member, sets joint confirmation with Select Board for June 22.
Select Board unanimously approved recommendations on three articles for the June 16 Special Town Meeting, including the Wachusett Regional School District budget with expanded warrant language clarifying the four-of-five-town approval threshold. Chair Leah Whiteman, board members Alex Mowatt, Harry
Rutland Select Board unanimously backs all three special town meeting warrant positions and approves a $2,850 tuition reimbursement for Town Administrator Heather Butler.
Conservation Commission issues 30-day emergency permit for beaver dam removal. Glenn Kauppila of 126 Main St. sought authorization to breach blockages at his Pommogussett Rd. pasture after beavers returned despite a Board of Health removal permit; the Commission voted unanimously to grant the
Rutland Conservation Commission approves beaver dam removal and opens its first local wetlands bylaw case.
Rutland Select Board closes Special Town Meeting warrant, advancing three articles. The Board unanimously placed a revised Wachusett Regional School District assessment reduced by approximately $135,000 after Rutland and Paxton voters rejected the original budget, along with a Home Rule Petition
Rutland Select Board places three articles for June 16 special town meeting but pulls municipal stopgap, letting July 1 layoffs stand.
Events Committee unanimously approves portable toilets and reappointment vote. The committee backed two stalls from Pleasant View Potties for the 2026 concert series and unanimously voted to recommend Jeanne Scigliano for reappointment. Barbara Ruchala is finalizing band agreements and confirming