Special Town Meeting Set for April 5th

A Special Town Meeting has been set for Monday, April 5th to vote on the Shovel Shop/Beacon proposal, assuming it makes it through the CPC; who are apparently likely to hold a vote this Thursday, according to what we heard at the BOS meeting last night.

Finance Committee Memo to the CPC is available online

FinCom's letter of concerns to the CPC regarding the Shovel
Shop Proposal is available online at http://bit.ly/91bP8r.

Busy week for Town Committees

The Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee and the Community Preservation Committee are all meeting this week, and each have the Shovel Shop project on their agendas. Please come along to the meetings, learn about the details of the proposal, ask your questions and make your voice heard on this critical issue.
BOS Meeting – Monday, 2/8, 7:00pm in the Selectmen’s Office
FinCom – Wednesday, 2/10, 7:00pm in the Selectmen’s Office
CPC – Thursday, 2/11, 7:00pm, Simmons Lecture Hall (follow the signs!), OA High School

Easton Lions TV Auction, this Sunday

The Easton Lions TV Auction is this Sunday from 2p - 8p on Comcast Channel 9; Verizon Channel 22. If you haven't seen one of these yet, they are a lot like the annual Channel 2 Auctions. Lots of good items and the proceeds go to a great cause.

CPC Meeting Location Change

Tomorrow night's CPC meeting has been relocated to the Simmons Lecture Hall at the OA High School. Please note the change and do try to attend.

Easton Selectmen to take Shovel Shop plan to CPC Board

The CPC will hear the BOS presentation on the Shovel Shop project THIS THURSDAY at 7:00 in the Selectmen's Room at Town Hall. I encourage anyone who hasn't seen the presentation yet to attend.

http://bit.ly/5PTfop

More bad news for the Massachusetts job market

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1227234&pos=breaking