Select Board — June 23, 2026
Plymouth Select Board discussed Landers development waiver at June 23 meeting without listing it on the agenda
Routine items passed without debate, but the Landers development generated sustained public comment from 19 speakers with repeated questions on process and impacts.
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At the June 23 Select Board meeting, the board devoted substantial time to the Landers/Sheridan development and its earlier conditional waiver of the right of first refusal. The waiver had already been executed and recorded at the Registry of Deeds. The item was not on the published agenda, so residents received no prior notice that this high-impact decision would be discussed or defended.
Multiple residents questioned the MOU's enforceability, limits on sand extraction, trail access, traffic effects on Cedarville precinct roads, and protection of potential Wampanoag artifacts. The board responded that the waiver was the only legally and financially feasible path within the required timeline and that the town is currently in safe harbor from unfriendly 40B projects. The recorded MOU will now guide future Planning Board and ZBA permitting.
The same meeting also covered the board's decision not to opt into the state's late-night liquor sales pilot and resident questions on the five-year budget forecast assumptions. Monthly financial reports are scheduled to begin in August.
Public impact
40B-scale development with 10% affordable units and 40% open space under recorded MOU
Waiver already executed and recorded; no reconsideration; MOU will guide permitting process.
Planning Board/ZBA review; Earth Removal Bylaw Committee continues work on sand-removal rules; affordable-housing strategy discussion on June 30.
Projected shortfalls of $1.4M–$14.5M under current assumptions
Board acknowledged concerns and committed to increased transparency starting August.
Monthly finance reports begin August; revised five-year forecast in September with department-head presentations.
Topics discussed
Board observed a moment of silence for former Selectman Jean Lane and journalist Bobby Clark.
Board and audience observed the moment of silence.
Board approved multiple licenses as listed without discussion.
Unanimous approval (Cohen, Quintel, Canty, Chair all yes).
Board declined to opt into state pilot allowing liquor sales until 3 a.m. and public consumption in designated districts.
No formal vote taken; board declined to opt in, with notice to be sent to all liquor license holders the next day.
Licensing agent to send clarifying notice to holders confirming no extension allowed.
Manager reported on SBA disaster loans for February blizzard, reopened tennis courts and swap shop, upcoming wastewater planning meetings, landfill testing, and staff recognitions.
Report delivered; board members asked clarifying questions on SBA outreach.
CWMP public meetings scheduled for Cedarville precincts this summer; results posted on town website.
Resident Roz Jones urged deeper analysis of expense growth assumptions in the five-year forecast and faster action on looming deficits.
Board acknowledged urgency and described planned transparency steps including department-head budget presentations with multiple scenarios.
Monthly finance reports begin August; revised five-year forecast in September.
Residents and board members debated the conditional waiver of right of first refusal on the Landers property, preservation versus housing needs, and enforceability of MOU terms; extended discussion covered access roads, 40B density, traffic, sand removal, and related bylaw revisions.
The conditional waiver and MOU have already been signed and recorded; board described the outcome as the best available balance of limited resources and preservation at no cost (including 10% affordable units required), though acknowledged it is imperfect. No new decision or reconsideration of the waiver; board reiterated the ROFR waiver was the only financially and legally viable option and that the town is currently in safe harbor.
MOU to be recorded at Registry of Deeds and used in Planning Board/ZBA permitting process; next week's Select Board meeting (June 30) will discuss the town's 10% affordable-housing strategy; Earth Removal Bylaw Committee continues review of incidental sand-removal rules and meets Thursdays 4-6 p.m.; consultant hiring update requested for next week’s town manager report.
Controversy & dissent
Potentially controversial issues
Landers/Sheridan development and ROFR waiver
Community vs. board tension
Public comment
Decisions logged
Action items
Accountability flags
Agenda items not discussed
Topics discussed — not on agenda
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