Grafton backs regional emergency planning bylaw reinstatement.
Emergency Management Agency · Meeting of January 27, 2026
Grafton participates in regional emergency planning committee's decision on annual funding. Kathy Cederberg, Grafton's Emergency Management Director, chaired the Blackstone Valley Regional Emergency Planning Committee meeting on January 27, which included officials from Grafton, Northbridge, Milford, Mendon, and Sutton. The committee unanimously approved reinstatement of a $500 annual bylaw for each member municipality and hospital partner, effective July 1, 2026.
The committee also deferred decisions on proposed 2026 emergency exercises to its March 10 meeting.
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Source: the Emergency Management Agency meeting of January 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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