Needham committee approves prior minutes, notes Select Board presentation and 6:30 public hearing on water and sewer rates

The Needham Water and Sewer Rate Structure Committee on June 9, 2026, approved minutes from its May 19 and June 1 meetings and adjourned after brief procedural business. Chair Harold Berger opened the meeting and disclosed that "This meeting is being broadcast via Zoom and is being recorded for publication, later viewing, and administrative purposes."

The chair said the primary purpose of the session was to approve the earlier meeting minutes. A motion to approve the May 19, 2026 minutes was made and approved by voice. A subsequent motion to approve the June 1, 2026 minutes was made, seconded and also approved by voice. The transcript does not record the names of the mover, seconder, or individual vote acknowledgements beyond members voicing "aye."

Committee members also noted that the Select Board will present proposed changes to a stormwater bylaw, and that a public hearing on the water and sewer rates is scheduled for 6:30 that day. Those items were presented as announcements to the committee; no substantive discussion or deliberation on the bylaw or on rate changes occurred during this meeting.

With no additional business, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved by voice. Chair Harold Berger declared the meeting adjourned.

The committee's next substantive step on rates is the public hearing at 6:30, as noted during the meeting.