Select Board Approves New Bond Anticipation Note

Select Board · Meeting of October 27, 2026

NEEDHAM — The Needham Select Board heard Tuesday that electricity rates under the town's Power Choice aggregation program will likely rise when its contract is renewed for March 2027. Consultant Paul Gromer of Peregrine Energy Group said bids are expected in the 15.5-to-16.5-cent range, up from the current 12.8 cents per kilowatt-hour, though still below Eversource's 17.3-cent basic rate. Gromer said the program has saved participants "more than $3 million" since it launched.

The board also approved a bond anticipation note carrying a 4.75 percent interest rate and a $107,384 premium after receiving five bids, voted unanimously to sign a proclamation marking November 11 as Veterans Day, and voted 5-0 by roll call to enter executive session over litigation alleging price-fixing by firetruck manufacturers.

In the full story:

• NEEDHAM — October 27, 2026 —
• Public comment: a request for benches near Tower Street
• Veterans Day proclamation
• Bond anticipation note sale
• Needham Power Choice program update and contract renewal
• Board and committee demographics survey
• Town manager's report and committee reports
• Executive session: firetruck manufacturer litigation
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,662 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.