Finance panel defers vote on Cassidy Farm petition
The Millis Finance Committee heard hours of debate on a citizens' petition to permanently conserve Cassidy Farm but took no recommendation vote, pushing all twelve fall warrant articles to next week.
Finance Committee · Meeting of October 7, 2026
MILLIS — The Millis Finance Committee heard hours of debate on a citizens' petition to permanently conserve Cassidy Farm but took no recommendation vote, pushing all twelve fall warrant articles to next week. DPW Director David Ramachi said the sewer system is already "93% used" of its 628,000-gallon capacity, with Article 5 seeking $1.5 million in new borrowing to buy more from Franklin. Select Board member Ellen Rosenfeld said Millis already protects 33 percent of its 7,800 acres and warned that conserving Cassidy Farm's remaining buildable land would leave the town only the Braun property for future municipal use, asking, "What are we going to do?" Petition organizers Paul Simpson and Cheryl Young argued the 1998-purchased, $800,000 parcel sits atop a Zone II aquifer feeding the Charles River.
Separately, the committee weighed directing $1,352,565 in leftover Clyde F. Brown school funds toward the Middle School-High School renovation project. Members approved September 30 minutes and adjourned, both unanimously.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of October 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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