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Town counsel advises Select Board not to discuss pending short-term rental litigation publicly

2791283 · March 27, 2025
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Summary

Town counsel told the Select Board that two short-term rental cases under active litigation should not be discussed outside executive session and advised board members to focus on the merits of warrant articles rather than litigation strategy.

Town counsel briefed the Select Board on March 26 about the procedural status of pending short-term rental litigation and advised members not to discuss the cases outside executive session.

Select Board Chair Brooke (first name only in transcript) asked town counsel for guidance about the adjudication and appeals process. Town counsel (identified in the meeting as Giorgio Pucci and other counsel names were referenced) said there are at least two active cases — Ward and McDermott (case names used in the…

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