Natick
Top issues
The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.
| Issue5 | Status | Board | Minutes | Meetings | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Town Meeting | open | Town Meeting; Hybrid Town Meeting Committee | 0 | 4 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Murphy Park | open | Community Preservation Committee | 0 | 2 | Nov 8, 2026 |
| South Natick Parks | open | Community Preservation Committee | 0 | 2 | Nov 8, 2026 |
| Cochituate Rail Trail Connector Trail | open | Community Preservation Committee | 0 | 1 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Morse Institute Library Strategic Plan | ongoing | Morse Institute Library Board of Trustees | 0 | 1 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Issues on upcoming agendas
Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.
Nothing right now.
Recent updates
Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.
| Issue2 | Status | Board | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Park | open | Community Preservation Committee | Nov 8, 2026 |
| South Natick Parks | open | Community Preservation Committee | Nov 8, 2026 |
Upcoming meetings
| Meeting1 | Board | Date | Time | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-16 - Zoning Board of Appeals | Zoning Board of Appeals | Nov 16, 2026 | 6:30pm | Section 6 findings: 13 Sherman St rear addition (ZB-26-48) and 84 Cottage St two additions (ZB-26-49). |
Recent meetings
One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).
| Meeting15 | Board | Type | Minutes | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 - Town Clerk Post-Election Tabulation | Town Clerk | public meeting notice | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-09 - Memorial School Building Committee | Memorial School Building Committee | building committee | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-09 - Recreation and Parks Commission | Recreation and Parks Commission | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-05 - Conservation Commission | Conservation Commission | hearing | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-04 - Planning Board | Planning Board | hearing | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-04 - Select Board | Select Board | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-02 - Keefe Tech School Committee | Keefe Tech School Committee | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-02 - School Committee | School Committee | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-31 - Advance Processing of Early Ballots | Election Advance Processing | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-30 - Advance Processing of Early Ballots | Election Advance Processing | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-29 - Fall Annual Town Meeting Session | Town Meeting | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-29 - Golf Course Oversight Committee Meeting | Golf Course Oversight Committee | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-27 - Fall Annual Town Meeting Session | Town Meeting | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-26 - Affordable Housing Trust Meeting | Affordable Housing Trust | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-26 - School Committee Meeting | School Committee | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
Issues with near term decisions
| Issue8 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Town Meeting | Town Meeting; Hybrid Town Meeting Committee | Oct 24, 2026 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Murphy Park | Community Preservation Committee | Nov 8, 2026 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| South Natick Parks | Community Preservation Committee | Nov 8, 2026 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Cochituate Rail Trail Connector Trail | Community Preservation Committee | Oct 24, 2026 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Preserving Natick's Photographic History | Community Preservation Committee | Oct 24, 2026 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Fall 2026 Capital Plan | Finance Committee; Town Meeting | Oct 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lilja Elementary Heat-Pump Conversion | Town Meeting; School Committee | Oct 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sidewalk Snow Removal | Town Meeting | Oct 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Long running topics
| Issue1 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Institute Library Strategic Plan | Morse Institute Library Board of Trustees | Oct 24, 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
No actions pending
Nothing right now.
Completed
Nothing right now.
Sources
Where the data comes from
- City/town website: https://www.natickma.gov
- Agendas and meeting calendar: https://www.natickma.gov/AgendaCenter (Agenda Center; calendar on the town site)
- Meeting video: Natick Pegasus community media; no current video source has been found. The town's YouTube channel NatickTV only has uploads from 2014 to 2021, so no meetings have transcripts.
- Fall Annual Town Meeting page: https://www.natickma.gov/2380/2026-Fall-Annual-Town-Meeting
- Committee minutes (read in full 2026-10-24): Hybrid Town Meeting Committee (Sep 2, Sep 23, Oct 1, 2026), Community Preservation Committee (Jul 21, 2026), Morse Institute Library Board of Trustees (Sep 14, 2026), all posted in the Agenda Center under Minutes, for example https://natickma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09232026-7186
Data quality notes
- Refresh of 2026-11-08: Select Board, School Committee and Finance Committee agendas could not be retrieved; Town Meeting session records and Pegasus video links are also missing.
- No current meeting video or transcript source was found.
- The Select Board's agenda category was not found in the Agenda Center, and its chair is unconfirmed.
- Minutes for the Select Board and for Town Meeting were not found online, so Issues here come only from the committee minutes above plus agendas; Select Board decisions are not covered.
- The Community Preservation Committee minutes read stop at July 21, 2026; its August 4, 2026 continued hearings and any votes are not yet recorded.
- Town Meeting session summaries are preliminary until results are recorded.