Politics & Government

Needham Town Hall: Special Town Meeting Information

The February Special Town Meeting will be held on Feb. 10 in Powers Hall.

NEEDHAM, MA—Needham Town Hall will be holding a Feb. Special Town Meeting on Feb. 10.

The town of Needham announced Friday that a Special Town Meeting would be held in Powers Hall at 7:30 p.m. Articles of discussion will include the approval of the town’s collective bargaining agreement, amendments to the regional school district agreement of the Minuteman Regional Vocational School District and a vote deciding on whether or not to appropriate funds for a feasibility study to repair the Police and Fire Station.

The amendments to the Minuteman Vocational School district agreement hopes in part to advance a major project for the school. According to the town warrant, the current facility has “serious building systems and capital maintenance issues.“ Under the Massachusetts School Building Authority timeline, necessary approvals must be secured by June.

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The meeting also hopes in part to decide on a feasibility study that will assess the repairs necessary to the Needham Police and Fire department station No. 1. According to the warrant, the space allocated in the building is insufficient to accommodate changes.

The meeting’s full warrant can be found here.

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