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Planning Board approves Walmart fuel station with pedestrian access conditions.

Leicester Planning Board unanimously approves Walmart fuel station with pedestrian improvements. The four-member board (absent Jason LoVerme) greenlit the special permit and site plan review for the 20 Soojians Drive project after applicant added a landing and crosswalk connecting to a bus stop and

Library Trustees approve $40,000 endowment transfer and mural planning study.

Leicester Library Trustees move endowment funds to shore up FY27 shortfall. The board voted unanimously to transfer $40,000 from the Bartholomew PPS Custom account into higher-yield Money Market and Certificate of Deposit accounts to offset town funding cuts. Director Suzanne Hall reported the

Board of Assessors approves motor vehicle commitments totaling $1.42 million.

Leicester Board of Assessors approves $1.42 million in motor vehicle commitments. Chair Arthur Paquette and Member Robert W. Mercer voted unanimously to sign motor vehicle commitments 2025-07 ($8,510.09) and 2026-01 ($1,412,586.56), along with an omitted and revised billing warrant of $26,031.07

Parks and Rec approves Open Gym Fridays through April 10.

Parks and Recreation Committee approves free weekly Open Gym program for March and April. Chair Matt Fournier's committee voted unanimously to operate "Fun Fridays" at Winslow Avenue gymnasium from 6 to 8:30 p.m. beginning March 6 through April 10, serving ages 9 and up with unsupervised activity

Finance Advisory Committee approves prior minutes, reviews preliminary FY27 budget.

The Leicester Finance Advisory Committee approved prior minutes and received Town Administrator D. Genereaux's preliminary fiscal 2027 budget, which projects reductions of approximately $500,000 in schools (2.44 percent) and $1,528 in municipal operations (1.28 percent). A drop in shelter funding