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Residents press Select Board to resolve African Meeting House truck and keep working group in place; committee reports selection of investigator via RFP

5773847 · August 21, 2025
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Multiple residents urged the Select Board Aug. 20 to address an abandoned truck bearing signage related to the African Meeting House; Select Board members discussed the working group's selection of an investigative firm through an RFP and asked staff to place a formal agenda item about extending the working group's term.

Several residents urged the Select Board on Aug. 20 to move toward a resolution over an older truck parked near the African Meeting House that displays signage connected to the 2018 incident at the historic site, and the board discussed the future of the working group that has led the town’s response.

Public commenters called the vehicle an “eyesore” near a busy intersection and asked that the town consider alternatives for commemoration that do not require the truck to remain on the street. Jen Burrett, who identified…

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