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2026-11-02 - City Council Meeting

Summary

Built from the agenda and auto-generated captions; names and figures may be misheard. Minutes are not posted.

  • Monday, November 2, 2026, 8:00 PM; adjourned at 8:17 PM. All votes were 11-0.
  • The president opened with a tribute to former Mayor Nancy Stevens, who recently passed away: first female mayor (2005 to 2011), creator of the Marlborough 2010 Committee that became the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation, and driver of the easterly and westerly treatment plant upgrades. A moment of silence followed.
  • The special permit for Boston Brewins LLC, a drive-through-only coffee shop at 2 Mount Royal Ave, was approved 11-0 on a roll call, following Urban Affairs' recommendation to approve as amended, with 15 conditions. They include a traffic management plan, a police detail for the first two weeks and at the first promotional event (the chief may waive by letter), and hours of 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday (see 2 Mount Royal Avenue Drive-Through Coffee Shop).
  • The salary ordinance amendment covering eight positions was referred to the Finance Committee, 11-0 (see Non-Union Salary Ordinance and Collins Center Study).
  • A $200 gift from a church fellowship to the Conservation Commission and a $2,076.48 state forestry grant for the Desert Natural Area were accepted, 11-0.
  • The tax classification hearing was set for Monday, November 16 at 8:00 PM, earlier than in previous years at the request of the financial team and the state Division of Local Services.
  • Finance Committee meets November 9 at 6:30 PM; Urban Affairs meets November 10 (campus item).
  • Minutes of the October 19 meeting and of boards and committees were filed, and the claims were sent to the legal department, all 11-0.
  • Before adjourning, a councilor thanked the City Clerk's team for election work: 2,285 early voters (8.3% of voters) and about 6,000 absentee ballot requests with over 70% returned. Election day was November 3, with polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Agenda

Monday, November 2, 2026, 8:00 PM.

Source: posted Agenda Center agenda (retrieved 2026-11-07); a packet is available by adding ?packet=true to the agenda link. The packet was not read here.

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