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Select Board opens Nov. 10 town meeting warrant

The Select Board opened and closed the warrant for a Nov. 10 special town meeting. The board voted 3-0 to include five articles for the 7 p.m. session at North Middlesex Regional High School, among them a charter amendment on whether the town clerk is elected or appointed.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 26

Government · Select Board

Select Board drafts five-article town meeting warrant

The Select Board outlined a five-article special town meeting warrant that includes a bid to make the town clerk appointed. The tentative Nov. 10 meeting would take up two citizen petitions on clerk salary and a board article seeking special legislation.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 20

Government · Select Board

Select Board schedules Oct. 27 charter petition hearing

The Townsend Select Board scheduled an Oct. 27 hearing on a citizen petition to make the town clerk an appointed post. Town counsel Adam Costa said the Chapter 43B charter route requires a public hearing, a two-thirds town meeting vote, state review and a ballot vote.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves note sale, firefighter talks

Townsend Select Board approved a $2,082,353 note sale and authorized firefighter contract talks. The board approved general obligation bond anticipation notes sold to Oppenheimer and Company Incorporated, dated Oct. 14, 2026, and payable Oct. 14, 2027, with a premium of $13,077.18.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 6