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Avon Board of Selectmen approves temporary retirement benefit increase. The board unanimously voted to raise cost-of-living adjustments for Norfolk County Retirement System retirees from 3 to 5 percent for fiscal year 2023, retroactive to July 1, 2022, with Interim Town Administrator James P.

Avon School Committee votes to advance MSBA bid for Butler Elementary. The committee unanimously authorized Superintendent Christine Godino to submit a Statement of Interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Ralph D. Butler Elementary building, which contains a modular unit

Avon Library Board addresses crowding, weighs service additions. Library Director Elise LaForge reported that on January 11, when Avon Middle-High School held a half-day, over 65 students signed into the library between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., with peak crowding from 1 to 3 p.m. making regular

Avon Health Board approves nomenclature changes to bylaws as tobacco sales violations come before board. The Board of Health unanimously voted, per Clerk Robert Ogilvie's motion seconded by Member Peter Marinelli, to update Chapter 300 bylaws, changing "Chairman" to "Chair" in alignment with recent

Zoning Board continues 24-unit affordable housing project to April. The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously voted to continue the public hearing for Windsor Heights, LLC's proposed 24-unit residential development at 253 Page Street, which includes six affordable units under Massachusetts' Chapter