Warrant includes new senior center, feasibility study for middle/high school renovation

By Theresa Knapp

The Millis Annual Fall Town Meeting will take place on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Millis Middle/High School. The warrant includes 28 articles related to:

Unpaid bills, operating budget adjustments, last year’s snow and ice deficit, stabilization fund funding, repayment of a cannabis HCA deposit, unemployment account funding, other postemployment benefits liability funding, injury leave indemnity fund funding, establishing a fund to purchase ambulances

Personnel plan changes

Veteran residency requirements for local tax exemptions/abatements

Real estate exemption for Gold Star Families

Pearl Street, Debrah Lane, Teresa Drive acceptance 

Road and sidewalk construction, design, and repair

Baseball and softball field repairs

Feasibility study for a middle/high school renovation

Funding for a new senior/community center 

12-14 Exchange Street environmental settlement 

Lead line service inventory and replacement

Water Management Act, PFAS treatment plant at Well #3, sewer and stormwater asset management system, engineering services for infiltration and inflow investigation, 

Voters will also be asked to act on four citizens’ petitions: 

Funding to design, purchase, construct an enclosed sports facility for pickleball and tennis courts ($3.5 million or any other amount) 

Funding to design, upgrade, expand, construct, renovate current senior center ($3.5 mil or any other amount) 

Funding to design, upgrade, construct, renovate Lansing Millis building ($2.9 mil or any other amount) 

Authorize the town to purchase 1.13 acres at 270 Exchange Street ($1.25 mil) 

The detailed warrant is available at https://bit.ly/3DlC4Bd