Charlton Select Board signs off on warrant articles, appointments and event permits ahead of Oct. 20 special town meeting

The Town of Charlton Select Board on Tuesday approved appointments, a special event alcohol permit and a package of warrant articles to be placed before voters at a special town meeting on Oct. 20.

The actions, taken at the Sept. 23 meeting at Town Hall, included reaffirming a part‑time appointment for the Council on Aging, naming a Bay Path High School student representative, appointing members to a housing production plan steering committee and the Historic District Commission, approving Halloween trick‑or‑treat hours and granting a one‑day wine and malt beverages license for the Overlook Fall Festival. The board and the Finance Committee also voted to support a series of capital and operating budget motions that will appear as separate motions inside Article 4 and related warrant articles on the Oct. 20 warrant.

Why it matters: The warrant articles include funding for municipal capital projects and budget amendments; several motions address major planned town expenditures such as landfill closure, town hall improvements and additions to stabilization funds. Voters at the special town meeting will decide final appropriations and bylaw changes the board supported Tuesday.

Most important actions

- Appointments: The board reaffirmed the appointment of Emily Graves to a part‑time activities assistant position at the Council on Aging (anticipated start 09/29/2025) and appointed Natalie Perrin as a non‑voting Bay Path student representative for the 2025–26 school year. The board also appointed Vicky Thompson to the Housing Production Plan steering committee (ad hoc term expiring upon completion) and Kenneth Laferrier to the Historic District Commission and Cultural Council (terms to 06/30/2028). All those appointments were approved by recorded motion and carried unanimously at the meeting.

- Trick‑or‑treat hours: The board set Halloween trick‑or‑treat hours for Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; the motion to accept that timeframe passed without…