Meet the FinCom on Wednesday
The Finance Committee (FinCom) has invited all Town Meeting members to an information session on the town’s budget process and the role the FinCom plays in advising Town Meeting.
The event will be held Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Needham Public Library in advance of the upcoming Special Town Meeting on Oct. 30.
FinCom plans to address a range of topics such as how the town budget is prepared, the FinCom’s role in the budget process and how Town Meeting warrant articles are developed.
The meeting is open to the public, and there will be a Q&A session after the presentation.
The meeting will be accessible via Zoom.
Town hires new Economic Development Manager
The town has hired J.P. Cacciaglia, most recently the economic development director for Woodhaven, Mich., as Needham’s new economic development manager.
Cacciaglia spent 15 years in his economic development position in Woodhaven, a city of 13,000 located about 25 miles from Detroit. He has an extensive IT background.
He succeeds Amy Haelsen, who was elevated to the town’s director of communications and community engagement on July 3 but retained her duties as economic development manager.
Cacciaglia began work on Tuesday and was introduced at that evening’s Select Board meeting.
Walk-about for Fentanyl Awareness
The Becca Schmill Foundation has organized Needham’s first Walk-About for Fentanyl Awareness to be held Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Volunteer walkers will distribute door hangers to households in Needham with life-saving information about the risk posed by fentanyl-laced pills and powders. Organizers note that knocking on doors is not required.
The Becca Schmill Foundation funds research, sponsors community programming, and advocates for policies that promote and safeguard the emotional wellbeing of adolescents and young adults.
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