Attleboro City Council Meeting 10-20-2026

The Attleboro City Council meeting on October 20, 2026, included an annual tax-classification hearing and several spending and property actions. The assessor presented FY2027 levy and valuation information, including a proposed 1.34 tax shift; business representatives urged the council to consider a lower commercial/industrial rate, while other speakers discussed potential effects on residents and businesses. No tax-shift decision was recorded. A public hearing was also held on an online-only Class 2 auto dealer application for Online Only Auto Sales LLC; the applicant described the proposed business model, but no approval vote appears in the transcript. The council approved a compensation-plan amendment providing increases for non-represented employees of 1.5% in FY2027, 1.5% in FY2028, and 2% in FY2029.

Procurement- and funding-related actions included approval of $3.47 million in state grant funding for repairs to Peter’s Avenue Bridge, and approval of a solar PILOT agreement with Attleboro Renewable Energy LLC for a planned facility at 103 Richardson. The council also authorized transfer of the Academy Building at 28 Sanford Street to the Attleboro Historic Preservation Society, which purchased it for $10,000. Other approved financial items included a $27,553 wastewater enterprise-fund transfer, a $365.75 retroactive payroll payment, a FY2026 invoice to CAN X (the amount is unclear in the transcript), and authority for the treasurer to pay remaining FY2027 legal-services costs. The council approved an above-ground storage license for Arnold Lumber Company to store 1,000 gallons of flammable liquids and a Class 2 license application for Faroh Investment LLC.