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Council on Aging approves prior minutes, addresses furnace replacement cost.

The Rutland Council on Aging approved prior meeting minutes and discussed a $15,000 furnace replacement for a damaged room at the Senior Center, with members exploring reserve fund financing. Director Nancy Nichols reported on fall pen pal programming and a possible cursive writing option for

Rutland charter panel sets 50-voter quorum floor

Rutland Charter Committee agrees to raise the quorum floor to 50 voters and move the fall town meeting earlier.

Finance Committee pulls legal bill transfer, faults school budget

Rutland Finance Committee pulls a $25,000 legal-bill transfer and pushes back on the school budget. Town Administrator Heather withdrew the request rather than risk a no vote, agreeing to return with actual invoices after May 1; this year's legal line has already grown to $107,000 from $48,000.

Bylaw Committee positions Floodplain Bylaw in Chapter 7

Rutland Bylaw Committee unanimously backs Floodplain Bylaw placement. The committee voted unanimously to recommend placing the new Floodplain Bylaw in Chapter 7, Article 5 of town general bylaws, following the existing Stormwater article. The recommendation advances to a public hearing before the

Planning Board green-lights zoning rewrite with stormwater focus in subdivisions.

Planning Board Bylaw Subcommittee authorizes zoning rewrite with stormwater focus in subdivisions. Chair Tim Nahrwold directed consultant Gabe Trevor of the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission to use remaining Local Planning Assistance hours to revise subdivision rules with