Advisory Board approves prior minutes, appoints Reyes to building study committee.
Advisory Board approves minutes, appoints representative to building study committee. The board heard departmental budget pitches ahead of May town meeting: Fire Chief Chris Russo requested $4.6 million in contractual costs including two new full-time positions to reach 31 staff, the highest level
Advisory Board · Meeting of March 9, 2026
HULL — Advisory Board approves minutes, appoints representative to building study committee. The board heard departmental budget pitches ahead of May town meeting: Fire Chief Chris Russo requested $4.6 million in contractual costs including two new full-time positions to reach 31 staff, the highest level since 1991; Police Chief John Dunn reported full staffing with two retiring officers and open positions; and Public Works head Chris Gardner requested one additional staff member. The Community Preservation Committee presented nearly $1.4 million in project recommendations, including $670,000 for Village Park playground and basketball court and $150,000 for a 25-year Paragon Carousel lease.
The board voted unanimously to appoint Moraiba Reyes as its representative to the Public Safety Building Study Committee.
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Source: the Advisory Board meeting of March 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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