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- August 20, 2008 - Board hears fire station proposal for Rockland Ave.
- "The Public Safety Building Committee proposed building a new fire station on Rockland Avenue in a presentation given to selectmen on Tuesday night." ...more
- April 23, 2008 - A symbolic step forward
- "For most of Police Chief James Corcoran's almost 30 years on the force, the department has wanted to redo its headquarters at the public safety building, built in 1955." ...more (inlcuding video)
- February 21, 2008 - Fire station need called 'urgent'
- "MAYNARD Plugging in more than one appliance knocks out the electricity. The best way to regulate the temperature is to open or close the windows." ...more
- June 21, 2007 - Station ready for next step
- "Now that the voters have granted their overwhelming support for Question 1 at the special election, construction on the new police station can begin." ...more
- June 13, 2007 - Override landslide
- "The majority of voters who turned up for the special election on Tuesday voted yes Question 1, supporting an override of $4.82 million for the 2007 fiscal year." ...more
- June 7, 2007 - Officials optomistic about vote
- "I am pretty confident that voters will continue to support this," said Selectman Sally Bubier. "The key is to make sure people go to the polls." ...more
- May 22, 2007 - Override? OK
- Town Meeting voters supported the renovation of the old library and its reconstruction as a new police station... In a 332-16 vote, residents supported the multi-part article, ...more
- May 17, 2007 - Supporters line up for police project
- In his nearly three decades with the Maynard department, Police Chief Jim Corcoran has sat on four public safety building committees that talked about upgrading the department's facilities. This one, he says, will be his last. ...more
- May 10, 2007 - Bob Nadeau
- "The last five years of budgetary pressures, in the form of cuts in local aid as well as fixed cost increases, have limited Maynard's ability to proactively address our capital needs. Despite creative ways of funding,..." ...more
- April 26, 2007 - Maynard police outline cramped conditions
- The locker room on the second floor of the Maynard police station is a shabby place. The hardwood floor is worn a dense gray; the lockers look second-hand and the lights barely expel the shadows from the corners. ...more
- April 19, 2007 - Warrant set to go
- Selectmen combed through the warrant articles Tuesday night with last minute revisions. The 22 articles—ranging from requests for a newly renovated police station to school repairs and upgrades ...more
- April 19, 2007 - Town closes budget gap
- Selectmen believe they've solved a deficit created by differences between Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed budget and the House budget, released two weeks ago. ...more
- April 5, 2007 - State aid chopped by $176,000
- The recently released House and Senate budget resolution has cut Maynard's local aid for fiscal 2008 by about $176,000, compared to the budget Gov. Deval Patrick recommended in March ...more
- April 5, 2007 - Easing the override burden
- Money leftover from the debt exclusion override that funded construction of the Fowler School, as well as other funding sources, may be used to fix facilities deficiencies at the high school ...more
- April 1, 2007 - $340,000 set aside for Maynard High
- Maynard High School's accreditation woes may soon be eased without going to the ballot box, after town officials earmarked $340,000 ...more
- March 29, 2007 - Voters facing a single lump sum
- The voters at annual Town Meeting in May will vote on an estimated $5.08 million debt-exclusion override to fund the construction of a new police station and several school facility repairs. ...more