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Meetings of the Select Board are open to the public. MeetingWatch transcribes and analyzes every session.

10 meetings tracked 27% responsive ↗ Latest May 18 History since Feb 2026
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Last meetings at a glance.
May 18 · Routine › Apr 21 · Contentious › Apr 13 · Routine › Apr 6 · Contentious › Mar 23 · Routine ›
Community responsiveness
27% ↗ improving
6 addressed · 4 partial · 20 unaddressed
10 analyzed, most recent first
Monday, May 18, 2026
Municipal Bond Sale — $17.5 million bond sale for middle school and road repair programs.
1 public comment 14 decisions 1 not addressed awaiting minutes
Routine Other High Impact
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The meeting featured high-stakes debates on taxation, significant public pushback on wireless bylaws, and a split vote on a sensitive financial issue.
3 public comments 5 decisions awaiting minutes
Contentious Tax Increase
Monday, April 13, 2026
Public raised pointed, repeated criticisms of a town process with potential bias and transparency failures, yet the board offered no engagement or follow-up.
3 public comments 2 not addressed awaiting minutes
Routine
Monday, April 6, 2026
The meeting was marked by high-stakes public comments regarding personal attacks on staff, political definitions of antisemitism, and allegations of board member misconduct.
7 public comments 12 decisions 4 not addressed awaiting minutes
Contentious Service Reduction
Monday, March 23, 2026
Municipal facilities master planning (Articles 11, 12) — Planning and funding decisions affecting multiple town facilities and potential future tax impact
1 public comment 15 decisions awaiting minutes
Routine Other High Impact
Monday, March 16, 2026
Routine procedural and project updates dominated with full board consensus, but elevated by one high-stakes unaddressed public comment on free speech and school policy.
1 public comment 11 decisions 1 not addressed awaiting minutes
Routine
Thursday, March 12, 2026
The meeting was marked by legal complaints, internal admissions of disagreement on sensitive social/political definitions, and expressed frustration with administrative complexities.
1 public comment 2 decisions 1 not addressed awaiting minutes
Contentious
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The meeting was dominated by serious allegations of legal violations and procedural misconduct regarding a politically sensitive proclamation.
1 public comment 1 decision awaiting minutes
Contentious Other High Impact
Monday, March 2, 2026
Routine unanimous approvals contrasted with sustained, largely unaddressed public criticism on the IHRA proclamation.
6 public comments 6 decisions 5 not addressed awaiting minutes
Routine
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Public comment section featured five speakers expressing strong, unaddressed concerns on IHRA policy and cell tower health/siting; board offered only generic deferral, creating clear tension despite unified internal votes.
6 public comments 5 decisions 6 not addressed awaiting minutes
Contentious Other High Impact

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