• May 6 annual election for open board/committee seats results here.
• Upcoming Annual Town Meeting (ATM) May 19, 2025 at 7:00 pm in Fowler Middle School Auditorium
• Special election on proposed contingent Prop 2 ½ overrides May 27, 2025 

Warrants have been published and circulated covering a total of 45 articles for citizens, acting as the town legislature, to vote on. 

2025 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Available Online

 The Maynard Finance Committee held a hybrid (in-person/zoom) Public Meeting to review their recommendations on all articles on Monday May 12, 2025. Some of their recommendations will be read at town meeting due to insufficient review time before publication of the warrant. 

Calendar • Finance Committee Meeting/Public Hearing

Readers of The Maynard Advantage will note that we have covered the most significant budget issues and challenges for the coming Fiscal Year (FY) starting July 1, 2026 in each issue since February. We encourage you to review past issues to see some of this preparation in order to have many of your questions answered prior to this important meeting.  

Also, a very significant “Town Hall” meeting of the Select Board (SB) was held on May 8 which we covered in our April issue that focused on voter feedback to budget priorities the SB was considering to finalize their proposed budget by April 15 for ATM voting. Summary and full video of that meeting is available in the April edition of Maynard Advantage Town Hall section here.

Glenn Koenig has also published a recent article about the ATM and special election May 27, 2025  for two proposed Prop 2 ½ overrides with some commentary here.

Articles covering most significant funding articles are listed here: 

• Article 4 – FY25 Certified Free Cash Appropriations
• Article 5 – FY 26 Salary Administration Plan
• Article 6 – FY26 General Fund Operating Budget
• Articles 8 and 9 – Contingent Budget for Council on Aging (Prop 2 ½ Override to lease Senior Center space with requested funds beyond current available revenue)
• Article 10 – Contingent Budget for Maynard Public Schools (Prop 2 ½ Override for requested funds beyond current available revenue) 
• Article 12 – Transfer from General Stabilization: Solid Waste and Recycling Services
• Article 14 – Community Preservation Reserve Fund Appropriations
• Article 16 – Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget FY 26
• Article 18 – Water Enterprise Fund Budget FY26
• Article 20 – Transfer from Water Retained Earnings, Capital Improvements Water Department

You can find current FY 2026 budget preparation information on the town website link below. The yearly budget process and goals documents are uploaded to the Select Board’s page, listed by year.  For FY 26, click here.