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Select Board approves routine minutes, omnibus items and multiple warrant motions; home-rule housing fee amended
Summary
The Brookline Select Board on April 8 approved minutes and a string of consent and warrant items, accepted a police K-9 donation, advanced Community Preservation Act appropriations and voted to move a Home Rule petition amending a proposed real-estate transfer fee to split revenue between housing and the general fund.
The Brookline Select Board on April 8 approved a series of routine and warrant items, including the March 4 minutes and multiple omnibus consent items; accepted a donation to the Police Department K-9 fund; authorized payment of previously unpaid police bills from a prior fiscal year; advanced Community Preservation Act appropriations; and moved favorable action on an amended Home Rule petition proposing a real-estate transfer fee.
The board’s actions followed staff presentations and public hearings held earlier in the meeting. The meeting record shows roll-call votes on several items and a separate motion to reconsider and approve a collective bargaining-related appropriation after the…
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