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Charter Review Committee formalizes Town Counsel policy and adopts public outreach message.

Grafton Charter Review Committee establishes formal policy on legal counsel communications and community outreach. The committee unanimously approved requiring all Town Counsel requests to route through Chair David Robbins or a designated contact, with legal responses shared to members before

Housing trust updates development projects as planner departs

Grafton housing trust advances two affordable housing projects through approval of prior meeting minutes and receipt of development reports. Chair Dan Cusher and the Trust received updates on the 17 and 27 Upton Street development, which has secured MCO Housing Services as monitoring agent and

IT Committee seeks AI use policies for town employees

Grafton IT Committee seeks AI policies for municipal departments. All five committee members met via Zoom on March 11, with Chair David Robbins reporting that ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Zoom AI Companion are available to town staff. Planning has used ChatGPT for meeting minutes, Recreation for

Grafton library trustees subcommittee advances three policy revisions

Grafton library policy subcommittee finalizes volunteer, collection, and meeting-room rules. The three-member subcommittee led by Chair Aaron Vandesteen, with attendees Katrina Ireland-Bilodeau and Prabhu Venkataraman, finalized revisions to three policies for board consideration. The Volunteer

School Committee backs School Choice amid $1.1M budget shortfall

Grafton School Committee votes to maintain School Choice Program despite $1.1 million budget deficit. Member Kristy Kielbasinski moved unanimously to continue the program for 2026-2027, which currently serves 128 out-of-district students and provides crucial revenue. Superintendent James Cummings