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Bylaw Committee focuses on flood plain compliance requirement

Rutland Bylaw Committee meets with Conservation Commission on flood plain compliance. Chair of the Conservation Commission told the committee that Rutland was disqualified from the National Flood Insurance Program in July 2025 when FEMA updated flood maps, leaving homeowners along the Ware River

Select Board approves early voting, calls May town meeting.

Rutland Select Board unanimously authorizes early voting for May town election. Town Clerk Anita Carlson reported the in-person early voting May 4-7 can be staffed with no added expense, and the Board called the Annual Town Meeting for May 9, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. at Glenwood Elementary School, with

Finance Committee seeks clarity on FY27 cuts, reserve fund discrepancies, revolving funds.

The Rutland Finance Committee met to discuss FY27 budget impacts as the Wachusett Regional School District projects a slightly less than 8 percent increase, with Rutland seeking an override. The Committee reviewed a Town Administrator memo on revolving funds, concluding that creating one for the

Fourth of July Committee approves business sponsor letter with one dissent.

The Fourth of July Committee approved a business sponsorship letter and advanced fundraising plans for Rutland's 78th annual parade. Chairman Ben Barakian's committee voted 4–1 to move forward with the business sponsorship letter; the residential letter passed unanimously. Corrina Forhock of the

Finance Committee reviews charter language on budget timeline.

Finance Committee challenges charter deadline for budget recommendations. Members Carol Benoit, Tom Ruchala, Ted Purcell, Darren Ross, and Lynn Wiinikka met jointly with the Charter Committee to review Section 7-2, Budget and Budget Process, of the draft charter, objecting to a requirement that the