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Members: Michael H. Ossing (City Council President, At-Large), Sean A. Navin (City Council Vice-President, At-Large), Mark A. Oram (At-Large City Councilor), Kathleen D. Robey (At-Large City Councilor), Mark A. Vital (Ward 1 Councilor), David Doucette (Ward 2 Councilor), Robert Preciado (Ward 3 Councilor), Heather M. Gould (Ward 4 Councilor), John J. Irish (Ward 5 Councilor), A. Trey Fuccillo (Ward 6 Councilor), Matthew Sargent (Ward 7 Councilor)

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Government · City Council

City Council Approves Dispatch Services Agreement

City Council approved an intermunicipal dispatch services agreement with the Town of Holbrook. The Marlborough City Council voted unanimously on a 10-0 vote to authorize the Mayor to enter into the intermunicipal agreement for shared fire and police dispatch services.

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Government · City Council

Council approves Director of Civil Defense salary ordinance

Marlborough approved a salary ordinance establishing the Director of Civil Defense position with contingency emergency pay. The Council voted 10-0 effective July 1, 2026, setting $60 per hour emergency compensation contingent on 75 percent federal or state reimbursement. The Council unanimously

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Government · City Council

City Council approves $4 million fire station acquisition for west side.

Marlborough Council unanimously approves $4 million fire station site, enacts floodplain protections. The City Council authorized a $4.05 million acquisition at 40 Locke Drive for a new west side fire station, with $5.09 million in total project funding for land, design, and construction. Council

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Government · City Council

Council Approves $4.05M Fire Station Land Buy

Marlborough City Council approved a $4.05 million land buy for a new west side fire station and rewrote a 44-year-old floodplain ordinance. Councilors voted 10-0 to authorize a "friendly" eminent domain taking of 40 Locke Drive and a $5,092,666 reappropriation through the Finance Committee.

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Government · City Council

Council approves $5.09M for west-side fire station

City Council approves $5.09M for west-side fire station. The council unanimously authorized a $5.09 million appropriation to acquire 40 Locke Drive for the new fire station through a friendly eminent domain taking priced at $4.05 million, with the vote requiring a two-thirds majority but passing

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Government · City Council

Marlborough Council Approves $160.5M School Bond

Marlborough City Council approved a $160,544,091 bond for a new K-5 school and a $6.3 million stormwater bond tied to the project. Both roll-call votes passed 10-0, with Councilor Matthew Sargent absent for the entire meeting.

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