Select Board

Government · Select Board

Harvard Kennedy School Model Finds Permitting Delays Top Barrier to Brighton Street Development

Belmont Select Board receives Harvard Kennedy School feasibility model warning that permitting delays undercut Brighton Street development.

Townbrief reporting · May 11

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Homer Building restoration contract and town clerk raise.

Belmont Select Board greenlights $431,000 Homer Building restoration and town clerk raise. Chair Matthew Taylor presided over unanimous votes approving a Greenwood Industries contract for slate roof repairs, masonry work, and repointing at the historic building, funded through the Community

Townbrief news summary · May 6

Government · Select Board

Belmont Select Board Awards $431,000 Homer Building Restoration Contract Unanimously

Belmont Select Board unanimously awarded a $431,000 exterior restoration contract for the historic Homer Building and recommended raising Town Clerk Ellen Cushman's salary to $114,773 for fiscal year 2027 at its May 6 pre-Town Meeting session.

Townbrief reporting · May 6

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves hybrid format for May 18 Special Town Meeting.

The Belmont Select Board unanimously approved a hybrid format for the May 18, 2026, Special Town Meeting, allowing it to run concurrently with the Annual Town Meeting to avoid separate reconvening. Chair Matthew Taylor, Vice-Chair Taylor Yates, and Member Carol Berberian supported Town Moderator

Townbrief news summary · May 4

Government · Select Board

Belmont Select Board Greenlights Hybrid Special Town Meeting for May 18

BELMONT -- May 4, 2026, Belmont Select Board unanimously approved a hybrid format for the May 18 Special Town Meeting and previewed a slate of warrant articles ahead of the Annual Town Meeting the same

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Paving Contract, Farmers Market, and May Town Meetings

The Belmont Select Board unanimously approved a $2.6 million road paving contract and cleared multiple items for the May Annual Town Meeting at its April 27 meeting.

Townbrief news summary · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Belmont Select Board Calls May 18 Special Town Meeting, Votes Down Pension Cost-of-Living Increase

Belmont Select Board calls a special town meeting for May 18 and votes to recommend against a retiree pension cost-of-living increase.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

Government

Belmont Select Board Enters Executive Session Over Kat Sewer Litigation

Belmont Select Board votes 3-0 to close public session over sewer litigation. The full board — Chair Matt Taylor, Taylor Yates, and Carol Berberian — met briefly at 10 a.m.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board backs opt-out health plan, recommends twelve warrant articles

Select Board backs opt-out health insurance plan and recommends twelve warrant articles for May ATM. The Board voted unanimously to maintain current stipend levels for non-union employees who decline Town coverage, citing limited participation with only one current enrollee. Town Administrator

Townbrief news summary · Apr 17

Government · Select Board

Board Approves 24 Percent Health Insurance Rate Increase

Belmont Select Board approved a 24 percent health insurance increase and hybrid town meetings. Chair Matthew Taylor, Vice-Chair Taylor Yates, and Member Carol Berberian voted unanimously on both measures.

Townbrief news summary · Apr 13