Select Board backs short-term borrowing for Main Street property
North Reading's Select Board backed short-term borrowing to finance a Main Street property acquisition. The board voted 4-1 on June 1 to recommend the funding mechanism for Article 24, the proposed purchase of 97 Main Street.
DocumentCenter · Meeting of June 1, 2026
North Reading's Select Board backed short-term borrowing to finance a Main Street property acquisition. The board voted 4-1 on June 1 to recommend the funding mechanism for Article 24, the proposed purchase of 97 Main Street. Bond Counsel had advised borrowing at approximately 2.75 percent rather than drawing on prior land sales generating approximately 4 percent returns, allowing the town to preserve principal while using investment earnings for debt service.
Chairman Wallner, Mr. Tyler, Mrs. Morrin, and Mr.
O'Leary voted in favor; Mr. Masse opposed.
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Source: the DocumentCenter meeting of June 1, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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