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Council on Aging approves prior minutes and welcomes new member.

Council on Aging approves prior minutes and welcomes new member. The board unanimously approved January 8 minutes and celebrated the appointment of Tom Hopkins and the reappointment of Debbie Dion to the Council on Aging, with Executive Director Amanda Koeck reporting that Padovano, Craigen,

Library Trustees consider Fitchburg Fiber as new internet provider

Fitchburg Library Trustees heard a pitch from Fitchburg Fiber about becoming the library's internet provider when it relocates to 610 Main Street in October, with decision-making urgent because the current contract expires in June. Representatives Andrew DeChristopher and Tristan Taylor outlined

Disability Commission approves January minutes, discusses accessibility barriers.

The Fitchburg Disability Commission approved its January minutes and received reports on accessibility barriers worsened by winter weather, including unshoveled curb cuts on Main Street and snow obstructing handicapped parking spaces near City Hall and the Arts Community Apartments. Chair Basil

Historical Commission updates meeting time, eyes May preservation initiatives

Fitchburg Historical Commission updates meeting time to 5:00 PM second Monday. All seven members present approved the Rules and Regulations amendment unanimously. The Commission reported progress on Main Street building histories, Monument Park cast iron railing repairs, and a proposed demolition

Montachusett commission approves minutes, endorses landfill transition planning

Montachusett Regional Planning Commission addresses landfill closure and fiscal challenges. The commission heard from Irene Congdon, Municipal Assistance Coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, on the imminent 2030 closure of Westminster-Fitchburg landfill, the only